Quote from Steve Vingua on May 25, 2021, 10:38 pm

This week we discuss the latest in entertainment with the Venom and Snake Eyes trailer and the Dune HBO Max news.  We also recap the latest in tech news with the Colonial Pipeline ransom, Bitcoin plunges following Elon tweets, and Neuralink updates.

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• Trailers
  • Snake Eyes
  • Venom 2
• Dune still set to release simultaneously on HBO Max
  • https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2567622/after-rumors-swirled-dune-release-warner-bros-cleared-matter-hbo-max-theaters-denis-villeneuve 
• CNBC: AT&T announces $43 billion deal to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/17/att-to-combine-warnermedia-and-discovery-assets-to-create-a-new-standalone-company.html 
• Bloomberg: Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom.
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-nearly-5-million-in-ransom
• Jalopnik: The Colonial Pipeline Was Fine, But It Was Shutdown To Make Sure Its Owner Could Still Get Paid.
  • https://jalopnik.com/the-colonial-pipeline-was-fine-but-it-was-shutdown-to-1846911689
• Benzinga: Elon Musk 'Sending Dogecoin Up, Bitcoin Down' Like He's 'Wizard Of Oz,' Says Portnoy. 'This Is Bullsh*t'.
  • https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/05/21097628/elon-musk-sending-dogecoin-up-bitcoin-down-like-hes-wizard-of-oz-says-portnoy-this-is-bull
• Paralyzed man challenges Twitch Monkey to Pong
  • https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/05/14/1024907/musk-neuralink-man-monkey-mindpong-challenge-video-game/?fbclid=IwAR17AZD2bVr8RXFjbACVEquMzCF7AIrMoOKEwRNICa88194AEvbJKWAlVE0 
• CBS News: Two Earth-observation satellites lost in Rocketlab launch failure.
  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rocketlab-launch-failure-two-earth-observation-satellites-lost/