Google vs Oracle, tech antitrust, Dune is delayed, and more entertainment news- TNCS Ep 111

In this week’s episode we cover the latest in entertainment with Dune and the Batman delays, Disney shifting priorities to streaming and Netflix gets sued.  In tech news Gamestop signs a big deal with Microsoft and Nintendo hackers get arrested. We also discuss the legislators taking a look at using antitrust to break up big tech companies and Microsoft stops a major ransomware network of hackers.   

 

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• Dune Delayed to Oct 2021
  • https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-delay/
• Variety: ‘The Batman’ Delayed to 2022, ‘Matrix 4’ Release Moves Up.
  • https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-batman-delays-release-1234793625/ 
• Fox Business: AMC theaters and Cinemark have no plans to close amid coronavirus pandemic despite Regal shuttering.
  • https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/amc-cinemark-no-plans-close-coronavirus-regal-shuttering 
• Disney says its 'primary focus' for entertainment is streaming — announces a major reorg
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/12/disney-reorganizes-to-focus-on-streaming-direct-to-consumer.html?fbclid=IwAR1BzoGUliXH5e8iFvfHtcmCLJrh7ufkXlU1Na1Wv36FpQ5TnGUS3G21yQE
• TMZ: Netflix Indicted in TX for French Film 'Cuties,' Lewd Depiction of Kids Alleged.
  • https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/netflix-indicted-texas-french-film-cuties-child-sex-lewd/ 
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator takes them down an R-rated path with The Last Ronin
  • https://www.gamesradar.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin-tmnt/?fbclid=IwAR1DuEpPXCmp-O4UYnS1t4jZ_0xby5_RWJdb45uhT9XYcsWaxgkxcC5q0S8 
• Variety: ‘Green Lantern’ Series Gets Greenlight at HBO Max, Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim to Write. 
  • https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/green-lantern-series-hbo-max-1234798860/
• GameStop Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Microsoft
  • https://gamerant.com/gamestop-microsoft-partnership/?utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=GR-FB-P&utm_campaign=GR-FB-P&fbclid=IwAR0R2ukjJ6U2f0VVOeqxPLnos2XatjAxZuWe3xfej-kemCPQvajpxSfEuKM
• IGN leaves a phenomenal review for FIFA 21
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/fifa-21-legacy-edition-switch-review?fbclid=IwAR0R2ukjJ6U2f0VVOeqxPLnos2XatjAxZuWe3xfej-kemCPQvajpxSfEuKM 
• Console hackers are shocked after DOJ arrests prominent mod-chip makers
  • https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/10/console-hackers-are-shocked-after-doj-arrests-prominent-mod-chip-makers/?fbclid=IwAR3UKZtZnV6175Of_sKNCp2Q_Ijdf9IlxhjhDP_i1ds5bviU-Fmwdl-Zf2w 
• Forbes: FBI ‘Drive-By’ Hacking Threat Just Got Real: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned.
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/10/07/fbi-drive-by-hacking-threat-gets-real-heres-why-you-should-be-concerned/
• CNN: Microsoft takes down massive hacking operation that could have affected the election. 
  • https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/tech/microsoft-election-ransomware/index.html
• Fast Company: Car design is about to change forever. This video encapsulates how. 
  • https://www.fastcompany.com/90562654/car-design-is-about-to-change-forever-this-video-encapsulates-how?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
• Tesla eliminates PR department
  • https://nypost.com/2020/10/06/tesla-has-disbanded-its-pr-department-report/ 
• US antitrust hints at going after big tech
  • https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-houses-antitrust-report-hints-at-break-up-of-big-tech-firms-lawmaker-idUSKBN26R0EK 
• Ars Technica: The Supreme Court hears Oracle v. Google tomorrow—here’s what’s at stake.
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/google-asks-supreme-court-to-overrule-disastrous-ruling-on-api-copyrights/
• The Guardian: 'Smart' male chastity device can be controlled by hackers, users warned. 
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/09/smart-male-chastity-device-controlled-hackers-warning
• New Atlas: CRISPR gene-editing inventors awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
  • https://newatlas.com/science/crispr-2020-nobel-prize-chemistry/