Iger returns to Disney, Ticketmaster, and lab-grown meats- TNCS Ep 259

This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news.  Topics include the cost of Avatar 2, Disney news, lab-grown meat, and space news.

 

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• Star Chris Hemsworth Says He Refuses To Work With Any More “Mad Genius” Directors
  • https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/11/18/in-seeming-dig-at-taika-waititi-thor-star-chris-hemsworth-says-he-refuses-to-work-with-any-more-mad-genius-directors/?fbclid=IwAR2TZhEui4lBe4XfY1Z8gdE14zkiiQ1Bhc1qKFLxS1EXPmGyDBKwUkfLiSo 
• Variety: ‘Avatar 2’ Is So Expensive It Must Become the ‘Fourth or Fifth Highest-Grossing Film in History’ Just to Break Even.
  • https://variety.com/2022/film/news/avatar-2-budget-expensive-2-billion-turn-profit-1235438907/ 
• Bob Iger to Return as Disney CEO In Surprising Shake-Up, Bob Chapek Departing - IGN
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/bob-iger-disney-ceo-returns-bob-chapek-replacement?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1DQpsUF8qV1WZAEOckbLNTnzG1pM69TNqm5tVLNaqFRI6IyASz6rEkoHE 
• Overwatch, Diablo, and Other Activision Blizzard Games Will Soon Be Unplayable In China - IGN
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-diablo-and-other-activision-blizzard-games-will-soon-be-unplayable-in-china
• Ticketmaster Says Taylor Swift Tour Chaos Necessary to Weed Out Bots (tmz.com)
  • https://amp.tmz.com/2022/11/19/ticketmaster-explain-taylor-swift-eras-tour-chaos-bots/?fbclid=IwAR3XDH7-1ibIw7OYi3KLeEudzfMYJX9SI-x9pzSHpfHIyxO-XA1vvpxb4_A  
• Yahoo! Voices: FDA clears lab-grown meat for human consumption.
  • https://www.yahoo.com/news/fda-clears-lab-grown-meat-for-human-consumption-181158042.html
• Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says
  • https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/meta-report-fake-accounts-us-military/index.html 
• The Verge: LightSail 2 just met its fiery end, but solar sailing is just getting started.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23466603/lightsail-2-planetary-society-end
• Florida Today: NASA: Artemis rocket's 'eye-watering' power damaged launcher at KSC.
  • https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2022/11/22/nasa-artemis-rockets-eye-watering-power-damaged-launcher-ksc/10755266002/