House of Dragon, Bill Murray NFTs, and US halts chip sales to China- TNCS Ep 243

This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news.  Topics include House of Dragon, Rings of Power, Bill Murray NFTs, and some new regulation that halts the sale of chips to China.

 

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• New York Post : ‘House of the Dragon’ showrunner shocker: quits week after premiere.
  • https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-shocker-quits-week-after-premiere/ 
• Rings of Power fans are angry
  • https://nypost.com/2022/09/02/fans-slam-rings-of-power-cringeworthy-dull-a-disgrace/?utm_source=reddit.com 
• Forbes: Bill Murray's NFT Drop Provides A Blueprint For Future Celebrity Launches | Forbes Digital Assets.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiTabhwA3l8 
• Decrypt: Bill Murray’s Ethereum Wallet Hacked for $174K After NFT Charity Auction.
  • https://decrypt.co/108882/bill-murray-ethereum-wallet-hacked-174k-nft-charity-auction 
• CNBC: Nvidia stock falls after U.S. government restricts chip sales to China.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/nvidia-stock-falls-after-us-government-restricts-chip-sales-to-china.html 
• Bloomberg: Claim of TikTok Data Security Breach Shows Its Lure as Hacker Target.
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-05/claim-of-tiktok-breach-spotlights-viral-app-s-lure-as-target 
• Customers lose control of their thermostat 
  • https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/contact-denver7/thousands-of-xcel-customers-locked-out-of-thermostats-during-energy-emergency 
• Microsoft Combat Goggles
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-01/microsoft-combat-goggles-win-first-us-army-approval-for-delivery