In this episode we discuss the latest in nerd news.  We give our review of Godzilla vs Kong and the newly revealed cast for the Disney+ series Kenobi.  Netflix spends over $450 million to buy the rights to the Knives Out sequels.  In tech news the large Facebook data breach from 2019 has reemerged online for free and Microsoft wins a big government contract to bring AR to soldiers.  We also go over the Mars rover helicopter and SpaceX’s latest explosion.

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

• Take a Knee Character Madness
• Godzilla vs. Kong Smashes Pandemic Record for Opening Weekend Box Office Debut
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/godzilla-vs-kong-smashes-pandemic-record-for-opening-weekend-box-office-debut 
• IGN: Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi Cast Revealed, Starts Shooting in April.
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-cast-revealed-starts-shooting-in-april
• Variety: Netflix Buys ‘Knives Out’ Sequels for $450 Million.
  • https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netflix-buys-knives-out-sequels-450-million-1234941995/ 
• CBS News: Game Over: China arrests 10, says it’s busted the world’s biggest video game cheating ring.
  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-video-cheating-ring-hackers-arrested/ 
• Futurism: Man Downloads Wrong App, Losing $600,000 in Bitcoin.
  • https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-downloads-wrong-app-losing-600000-bitcoin 
• Bloomberg: Facebook Data on 533 Million Users Reemerges Online for Free.
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-03/facebook-data-on-533-million-users-leaked-business-insider 
• Amazon recruited Twitter accounts to defend them online
  • https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/368384 
• Engadget: Microsoft wins 10-year contract supplying AR tech to the US Army.
  • https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-wins-10-year-contract-supplying-ar-tech-to-the-us-army-193910504.html 
• The Verge: NASA’s Mars rover drops off Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/4/22366887/nasa-mars-rover-perseverance-ingenuity-helicopter-drops-off 
• CNET: SpaceX Starship SN11 test flight soars high and explodes in the fog.

https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-starship-sn11-test-flight-tuesday-flies-high-explodes-in-the-fog/