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Tik Tok ban, New theater deal, Emmy nominations, and the NASA splashdown- TNCS Ep 94
Quote from Steve Vingua on August 5, 2020, 8:26 amIn this week’s episode we start with entertainment news by discussing the new deal shortening the theatrical release window for upcoming movies. The Emmy nominations were released and we predict a very weird virtual show. Nintendo has a leak of old source code that gives an unprecedented look at the history of video games. In tech news, we cover the potential U.S. Tik Tok ban and the potential Microsoft buyout. CES 2021 is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Amazon gets the FCC approval to move forward with their satellite internet plans and NASA astronauts splash down in the successful SpaceX round-trip to the International Space Station and back.
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Links to topics discussed:
- Variety: Universal, AMC Theatres Forge Historic Deal Allowing Theatrical Releases to Debut on Premium VOD Early.
- Yahoo Entertainment: The biggest snubs and surprises of the 2020 Emmys: The Force is with Baby Yoda, but not Reese Witherspoon.
- The Verge: An unprecedented Nintendo leak turns into a moral dilemma for archivists.
- Trump to ban Tik Tok
- Airbus Completes Autonomous Takeoff and Landing
- CES 2021 gets cancelled
- Marines tests Exoskeleton
- CNBC: The FCC authorizes Amazon's satellite internet network that would compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.
- Even AI needs to sleep
- CNN: Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama.
- NASA splashdown
In this week’s episode we start with entertainment news by discussing the new deal shortening the theatrical release window for upcoming movies. The Emmy nominations were released and we predict a very weird virtual show. Nintendo has a leak of old source code that gives an unprecedented look at the history of video games. In tech news, we cover the potential U.S. Tik Tok ban and the potential Microsoft buyout. CES 2021 is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Amazon gets the FCC approval to move forward with their satellite internet plans and NASA astronauts splash down in the successful SpaceX round-trip to the International Space Station and back.
We ask that you support the show in any way possible. You can like, share, rate or comment on any of the various social media and podcast players. Join the conversation in our closed Facebook group at https://www.thenerdcantina.com/community, or become a patron on our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/thenerdcantina) where a pledge of as little as $1 will get you a free sticker.
Visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXYWzoYKvoZopZLX8YA0Bg
Links to topics discussed:
- Variety: Universal, AMC Theatres Forge Historic Deal Allowing Theatrical Releases to Debut on Premium VOD Early.
- Yahoo Entertainment: The biggest snubs and surprises of the 2020 Emmys: The Force is with Baby Yoda, but not Reese Witherspoon.
- The Verge: An unprecedented Nintendo leak turns into a moral dilemma for archivists.
- Trump to ban Tik Tok
- Airbus Completes Autonomous Takeoff and Landing
- CES 2021 gets cancelled
- Marines tests Exoskeleton
- CNBC: The FCC authorizes Amazon's satellite internet network that would compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.
- Even AI needs to sleep
- CNN: Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama.
- NASA splashdown
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