The next generation gaming consoles reveal their specs and we compare.  In entertainment we get more movie delays and threats from the theater industry to try to prevent more straight to streaming releases.  Steve demands that Universal #ReleaseTheButtholeCut of the Cats musical. In tech news, the head of Valve predicts that we are near “the Matrix” with regards to brain to computer interfaces.  Elon Musk begins producing ventilators and SpaceX receives approval for 1 million Starlink antennas. Finally we cover the news of the Russian spy services plans to hack hundreds of thousands of IOT devices in a plot to cripple the internet.

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Links for articles discussed:

• Xbox specs
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/full-xbox-series-x-specs 
• Xbox controller
  • https://uk.ign.com/articles/xbox-series-x-controller-changes-differences 
• Playstation vs Xbox specs
  • https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/18/21185141/ps5-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-comparison-specs-features-release-date
• More movie delays
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/disney-pushes-black-widow-from-may-1-release-and-it-could-impact-the-whole-marvel-slate.html 
• Theater executives have veiled threats for movie studios
  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/theater-owners-chief-universals-trolls-demand-play-exhibitors-will-not-forget-1285591 
• The Daily Dot: ‘Cats’ fans demand Universal Pictures to ‘release the butthole cut’ (updated).
  • https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/cats-movie-butthole-cut/ 
• Road to VR: Gabe Newell on Brain-computer Interfaces: ‘We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize’.
  • https://www.roadtovr.com/gabe-newell-brain-computer-interfaces-way-closer-matrix-people-realize/ 
• CNBC: NYC mayor tests Elon Musk’s offer to make ventilators during the coronavirus crisis.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/19/nyc-mayor-takes-musk-up-on-his-offer-to-sell-ventilators-coronavirus.html 
• CleanTechnica: Elon Musk: Should Have 1000 Ventilators Next Week, + 250,000 N95 Masks For Hospitals Tomorrow — CleanTechnica Exclusive.
  • https://cleantechnica.com/2020/03/21/elon-musk-should-have-1000-ventilators-next-week-250k-n95-masks-for-hospitals-tomorrow-cleantechnica-exclusive/ 
• CNBC: FCC approves SpaceX to deploy up to 1 million small antennas for Starlink internet network.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/fcc-approves-spacex-to-deploy-1-million-antennas-for-starlink-internet.html 
• Forbes: Putin’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: His Dangerous New ‘Cyber Weapons’ Target Your Devices.
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/21/putins-secret-intelligence-agency-hacked-dangerous-new-cyber-weapons-target-your-devices/