Cyberpunk 2077 review, Star Wars and Marvel announcements, Solar Wind hack, and robots- TNCS Ep 122

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

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