Quote from Steve Vingua on August 26, 2020, 8:14 am

In today’s episode Steve and Ken celebrate our 100th episode.  We recap the week’s news by discussing how theaters are managing reopening.  The DC Fandome event concluded this weekend and we were impressed with what they provided.  The big news involved The Batman, a new Suicide Squad, the Flash movie, and the Snyder cut’s new trailer.  In video game news DC announced two new games in the Batman franchise and there are some updates regarding the feud between Fortnite and Apple.  In tech news we provide a recap that includes Hulu using deepfakes in their commercials, USPS files for a blockchain patent, an AI flown plane defeats humans in virtual dogfighting, and space news.

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Links to topics discussed:

• The Verge: First trailer for The Batman sees Robert Pattinson become the Dark Knight.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/22/21377631/the-batman-teaser-trailer-robert-pattinson-matt-reeves-dc-fandome
• The Verge: DC and Warner Bros. FanDome: biggest announcements.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/22/21397238/fandome-dc-zack-snyder-justice-league-batman-robert-pattinson-black-adam-gotham-knights
• The Verge: Epic says Apple threatens ‘catastrophic’ response in two weeks if Fortnite doesn’t comply with rules.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/17/21372480/apple-epic-threat-developer-tools-agreement-unreal-engine-fortnite
• CinemaBlend: DC FanDome Split Into Two Days So Start Adjusting Your Schedules.
  • https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2552836/dc-fandome-split-into-two-days-so-start-adjusting-your-schedules
• Ben Affleck will play Batman in the Flash movie
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-ben-affleck-the-flash-dc?sf127135086=1&fbclid=IwAR1zCmKpL3PsVQ9oqnjIji9boExc6uiG9Ay3KigVYKyF-bG8sofjspkna7w
• Variety: ‘Black Adam’ First Look: Dwayne Johnson’s DC Superhero Debuts Costume.
  • https://variety.com/2020/film/news/black-adam-dwayne-johnson-costume-1234739143/
• Apple tells Fortnite to clean up its Hot Mess
  • https://www.pcgamer.com/apple-says-fortnite-can-come-back-anytime-once-epic-cleans-up-its-hot-mess/?fbclid=IwAR2bueD7lnMCjKpCA_HqQlBBJ7I3ohJnbwpA3BKdPuGDeoXEGCYb5_OUIlo
• Microsoft Has Filed a Statement in Support of Epic's 'Request to Keep Access to the Apple SDK for Its Unreal Engine'
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-has-filed-a-statement-in-support-of-epics-request-to-keep-access-to-the-apple-sdk-for-its-unreal-engine?sf127262559=1&fbclid=IwAR1VjwUMCrFpLzF1RQn7XmbwZtT5tImUkRCvXmbEk6DdhuyCcJaEGASGtlM
• Protocol: Hulu deepfaked its new ad. It won’t be the last..
  • https://www.protocol.com/hulu-deepfake-commercial-ai
• Wccftech: Huawei’s Temporary License Not Renewed By U.S As 38 Of Its Affiliates Sanctioned.
  • https://wccftech.com/huawei-temporary-license-38-affiliates/
• US Post Office files patent for blockchain voting system
  • https://nerdist.com/article/u-s-post-office-files-patent-for-blockchain-voting-system/?utm_campaign=social+flow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1bv66WOj4ZcxKQloN-mWFyuPf6QtapE5-ltohCZ13KXmbThimsmQDp7AE
• TechCrunch: Deepfake video app Reface is just getting started on shapeshifting selfie culture.
  • https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/17/deepfake-video-app-reface-is-just-getting-started-on-shapeshifting-selfie-culture/
• University of Utah pays $450K ransom to stop leak of stolen data.
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-utah-pays-450k-ransom-to-stop-leak-of-stolen-data/
• Fox News: AI pilot beats human in clean sweep of virtual F-16 dogfights, human fails to register a single hit.
  • https://www.foxnews.com/tech/ai-pilot-defeats-human-clean-sweep?cmpid=prn_newsstand
• NBC News: A 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field puzzles scientists.
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dent-earth-s-magnetic-field-puzzles-scientists-n1237328
• Cosmic Heartbeat detected
  • https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/heartbeat-detected-coming-from-cosmic-gas-cloud/?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0XzQc2JysZvU85aPP-t1e5FnlTKLHzHhPM_og4-Tdvt67yGzF8_U62HXs