Quote from Steve Vingua on December 23, 2020, 7:50 am

In this week’s episode we discuss our thoughts and the Cyberpunk 2077 glitches and question their use of genitalia.  Directors and producers continue to publicly criticize the Warner Brothers decision to release their 2021 movie slate directly to HBOMax.  Disney held their Investor Day announcement and they provided a ton of new information about both their Star Wars and Marvel plans for the upcoming years.  In tech news, we discuss the breach from Solarwind that has the cybersecurity community in a frenzy.  A new lawsuit is brought against Facebook with the goal of forcing them to divest from Instagram and Whatsapp.  In space news we discuss the test flight and explosion of the starship prototype SN8 and the aborted flight of the Virgin Galactic space plane.   

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• Polygon: Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One has major problems.
  • https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/9/22166912/cyberpunk-2077-base-ps4-xbox-one-bugs-issues-glitches-performance-trees-bushes
• CD Projekt Red Stock Drops 29% Around Cyberpunk 2077 Launch
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-stock-decline-cyberpunk-2077?sf134154382=1&fbclid=IwAR2bSVqu9r3p-zk1VMa5jncsc6f3UqJEaI1LVQ-TYQ5Gz7OsJrXt4nOnyNk 
• Variety: ‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve Blasts HBO Max Deal (EXCLUSIVE).
  • https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dune-denis-villeneuve-blasts-warner-bros-1234851270/
• Variety: Christopher Nolan Doubles Down on Warner Bros.: ‘A Sign of Great Danger’ for Unions, Artisans.
  • https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-warner-bros-danger-hollywood-unions-hbo-max-1234851656/
• Disney Plus is getting two new Mandalorian spinoffs: Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka
  • https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/12/10/22168619/disney-plus-star-wars-rangers-of-the-new-republic-ahsoka-mandalorian-spinoffs?fbclid=IwAR0gFtvfLu3CLnzSKmPGua7NhJ-g-Mqsm20Y7OJ91PH7gp4P8Snesln8bog 
• Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/12/10/22168652/hayden-christensen-darth-vader-anakin-skywalker-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-disney-plus?fbclid=IwAR1CMo_qqwJYvz_JileFFgU49vXbhGbmwEA-bR5LdZ2mMcUCkbKfKGJ3RF8 
• Falcon and Winter Soldier get a release date
  • https://www.superherohype.com/movies/490440-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-gets-release-date-and-trailer?fbclid=IwAR36t2sPabJxkc2zN51HHjn9k6IwKEqBKSs7wPxaV_SxHW5C6WIpWgEJkSg
• Entertainment Weekly: Marvel drops bombshell announcement of 'Fantastic Four' movie, War Machine and Nick Fury series, more.
  • https://ew.com/movies/marvel-fantastic-four-movie-war-machine-nick-fury-series-more/
• Hollywood Reporter: 'Spider-Man 3': Alfred Molina Returning as Doctor Octopus.
  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-returning-as-doctor-octopus
• Funimation to Acquire Crunchyroll for $1.2 Billion
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/funimation-to-acquire-crunchyroll-for-12-billion?sf134078591=1&fbclid=IwAR1sYCL46T4FoyCM7161PGIJxI4Wkq-CiMtJ7glo5yQKDtcoNQ5gwg6rElw 
• CNN: A firm that helps protect businesses and cities from cyberattacks just got hit by one.
  • https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/tech/fireeye-cyberattack/index.html
• NBC News: Russian hackers breach U.S. government, targeting agencies, private companies.
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-hackers-breach-u-s-government-effort-aimed-agencies-private-n1251057
• CNBC: FTC and states sue Facebook, could force Facebook to divest Instagram and WhatsApp.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/ftc-and-several-states-launch-antitrust-lawsuits-against-facebook.html
• CNBC: SpaceX uncrewed prototype Starship rocket SN8 explodes on impact after high-altitude test flight.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/spacex-starship-rocket-sn8-explodes-after-high-altitude-test-flight-.html
• Space.com: SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second.
  • https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn8-launch-abort
• CNN: Virgin Galactic unexpectedly aborts test flight of space plane.
  • https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/tech/virgin-galactic-test-flight-scn/index.html
• Bloomberg: Amazon’s Zoox Unveils Robotaxi for Future Ride-Hailing Service.
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-14/amazon-s-zoox-unveils-robotaxi-for-future-ride-hailing-service?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&utm_campaign=Tech&cmpId=GP.Tech
• Hyundai buys 80% controlling stake in Boston Dynamics, maker of Spot the robot dog, for $921M
  • https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hyundai-purchases-boston-dynamics-spot-robot-dog-company/?fbclid=IwAR3pahN4twDNECdUVC23N8RFqRxiCIyM0kodNuAmWvtgpQRa-U0xtYUaBOE
• Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: 'Machine-gun with AI' used to kill Iran scientist
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55214359?fbclid=IwAR3x-tpg-9dCHh_H8CFbQoVswC8O29GyhztquhFIEyIAr6znzGlRfSGyNcI