Twitter gets hacked in a Bitcoin scam, Netflix’s top 10, and Disney+ news- TNCS Ep 91
In this week’s episode we start with entertainment news by discussing the latest in streaming news. A new animated Star Wars series is coming to Disney+ and Falcon and the Winter Soldier gets delayed. Netflix released the viewership of their top 10 original movies and NBC affiliates boycott the 30 Rock special. In tech news we provide an update to the numbers behind the Data Dividend Project and talk about a burger flipping robot. We also cover the big story around the Twitter hack and some foreign nations’ cyber attacks.
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Links to topics discussed:
- Deadline: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’: New Animated Series To Debut On Disney+ In 2021.
- Falcon and Winter Soldier is delayed
- Vulture: Most NBC Stations Won’t Air the ’30 Rock’ Reunion.
- IndieWire: Netflix Unveils Its 10 Biggest Film Debuts: ‘Irishman’ Strong, No Film Over 100 Million Views.
- WIRED: Andrew Yang Wants You to Get Paid for Your Data. It Doesn’t Add Up.
- Eater: White Castle Accelerates Testing Robot Line Cook During COVID-19.
- MIcrosoft, Google, and Facebook sue the government
- $120k in Bitcoin stolen in Twitter hack
- CNBC: Twitter was ill-equipped to handle an unprecedented hack — now we need answers.
- NPR: U.S. Says Russian Hackers Are Trying To Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Research.
- Forbes: Big Leak Reveals Iran Targeting US Military With Super Speedy Google Account Hacks.
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