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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.

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370: Not Garbage! Jan 27, 2022

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It's looking like NVIDIA might not buy ARM after all, and Christina and Simone are here to talk through why the deal might fall through, and what it means. Then, some gaming news with GamePass numbers and SteamDecks shipping soon!

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Nvidia (NVDA) Quietly Prepares to Abandon $40 Billion Arm Bid - Bloomberg

Microsoft got a whole lot of people to play Halo and Forza - The Verge

Steam Deck Deposit - Steam Deck Launching February 25th - Steam News

Valve Steam Deck hands-on: the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming - The Verge

Save 10% on Strange Horticulture on Steam

Single Drunk Female | Official Trailer | Hulu - YouTube

369: Crypto.com Presents Jan 20, 2022

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A huge deal rocks the game industry: Microsoft is buying Activision in a 68 billion dollar deal. Then, crypto exchange Crypto.com sees a breach that affected 400 accounts, and potential losses of $15 million.

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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion - The Verge

Crypto.com CEO confirms hundreds of accounts were hacked, hedges on other details - The Verge

Crypto.com breach may be worth up to $33M, suggests onchain analyst

Crypto.com CEO Acknowledges 400 Customer Accounts Were Hacked

Inventing Anna | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto Star in Trailer for Apple WeWork Series - Variety

368: Wordle Wriddles Jan 13, 2022

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Brianna is back! We've got a robust discussion about Moxie Marlinspike's thoughts on Web3, followed by the lowdown on the World rip-off App Store drama. And then, DRM?!

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Moxie Marlinspike >> Blog >> My first impressions of web3

"My first impressions of web3" : ethereum

The Wordle clones have disappeared from the App Store - The Verge

Tech Bro Rips Off Wordle On The App Store And Gloats About It

Canon printers now think Canon’s own toner is fake - The Verge

Microsoft Developer - YouTube

367: Verdicts Jan 06, 2022

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Christina and Simone dish on the death of Blackberry, and the Elizabeth Holmes verdict(s).

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Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of defrauding Theranos' investors : NPR

Elizabeth Holmes’ verdict won’t change Silicon Valley - The Verge

What Can We Learn From the Trial of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes? - Bloomberg

BlackBerry's demise is a warning | Reuters

BlackBerry Ends Service; Devices Will Stop Working January 4 - The New York Times

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366: Delicious Tumblr Drama Dec 30, 2021

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It would be shorter to talk about what Tumblr hasn't banned on this week's Rocket. Plus, updates in the Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial and a discussion of ethics in choosing your own place of employment.

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Waiting for a Elizabeth Holmes trial verdict? Experts say fraud is complicated : NPR

Web3 Boom Is Bringing American Culture Wars to the Tech Industry

Riot Games will pay $100 million to settle discrimination lawsuit - The Verge

Riot Games Reaches Global Settlement Agreement | Riot Games

Tumblr goes overboard censoring tags on iOS to comply with Apple’s guidelines - The Verge

Tumblr's Banned Words - Google Docs

Tumblr is already flagging innocent posts as porn - The Verge

Why Is Everyone Going Brunette? The Newest Hair Trend - The New York Times

Microsoft Developer - YouTube

365: Best and Worst of 2021 Dec 23, 2021

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It's our special end-of-year spectacular! This week we're doling out awards for the best and worst games, trends, products, and companies that we covered on this year's Rocket.

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Best Apple Product: 14-inch Macbook Pro

Best Non-Apple Product

Best Console Game

Best Handheld Game

Best Trend in Tech industry

Best gadget under $100

Commercial Electric LED light strip

Worst trend in tech industry - NFTs

Dumbest financial decision by a Rocket host Christina loses $500 in a Yang Gang bet

Worst tech company scandal

364: Internet on Fire Dec 16, 2021

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Some good news and some bad news. The Pocket Analogue is out for review and it's apparently great! Meanwhile, the Log4Shell exploit has put the entire internet at risk. Classic 2021.

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(Show note: This episode was recorded before the Noth sexual misconduct allegations.)

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A Log4J Vulnerability Has Set the Internet 'On Fire' | WIRED

The Log4Shell 0-day, four days on: What is it, and how bad is it really? | Ars Technica

The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day | Ars Technica

Patch fixing critical Log4J 0-day has its own vulnerability that’s under exploit | Ars Technica

Cas van Cooten on Twitter: "A story in three parts 😶 #log4j https://t.co/XMl02BcaJY" / Twitter

Tech Solvency: The Story So Far: CVE-2021-44228 (Log4Shell log4j vulnerability).

Analogue Pocket review: The world’s best Game Boy Advance - Polygon

Analogue Pocket review: The greatest Game Boy ever made | Ars Technica

Peloton responds to surprise death in And Just Like That... with new commercial - The Verge

Should Carrie Have Called 911 on And Just Like That…?

Microsoft Developer - YouTube

363: Enhanced Pants Dec 09, 2021

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Oh boy, Ubisoft is the first AAA developer to make an entrance in the NFT market! What do we think of Ubisoft Quartz, and the cosmetics that it's offering? Then, Politico criticized Vice President Kamala Harris' Bluetooth-aversion this week — and security experts are responding.

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Ubisoft puts NFT in games starting with Ghost Recon Breakpoint - Polygon

Ubisoft’s first NFT plans make no sense | Ars Technica

Kamala Harris is Bluetooth-phobic - POLITICO

The vice president should not be using Bluetooth headphones - The Verge

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Kamala Harris’s Headphones Are Youth Culture

Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Bad Blood’ Movie Lands at Apple – The Hollywood Reporter

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362: Jack In, Jack Out Dec 02, 2021

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Jack Dorsey is leaving Twitter, and supposedly voluntarily! Let's talk about his most recent tenure and Twitter, and what his next moves will be. Then, it's a return to our favorite topic of 2021: Elizabeth Holmes is taking the stand during her trial, and admitting to all kinds of nonsense.

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Twitter CEO steps down, leaves company at a crossroads | AP News

Jack Dorsey Out at Twitter: Did He Quit or Was He Fired? | Vanity Fair

Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ | TechCrunch

Square changes corporate name to Block

Elizabeth Holmes admits that she was CEO of Theranos, the company she founded - The Verge

Elizabeth Holmes admitted to a key part of the case against her - The Verge

Happy Halloween! Theranos showed up in a Pfizer costume - The Verge

Apple Music’s terrible year in review is giving me serious Spotify Wrapped FOMO - The Verge

Spotify Wrapped 2021 is ready to share your music listening history with everyone - The Verge

Microsoft Developer - YouTube

361: Imaginary Notre Dame Nov 26, 2021

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Brianna and Simone sit down on a chilly Halovember evening before Thanksgiving to talk about… Notre Dame Cathedral! Rumors have gone around for years that Ubisoft's Notre Dame from Assassin's Creed Unity could help restore the real cathedral after the 2019 fire. Simone has devoted some time to debunking that. Stick around to the end of the show to find out that Master Chief pees in his suit, and also, why. You didn't read this!!

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Wirecutter Staff Go on Strike Against the New York ‘Times’

Assassin’s Creed Unity: Ubisoft can’t help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral - Polygon

Ubisoft installera son premier centre immersif en France, à Béziers

What Peloton’s growing pains mean for at-home fitness - The Verge

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How does Master Chief pee? An investigation - Polygon

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