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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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260: Gospel of Simone Jan 02, 2020

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We’re reviewing the decade, baby!! Tune in for the best products and the best and worst

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Boeing Fires C.E.O. Dennis Muilenburg - The New York Times

Opinion | Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy - The New York Times

Opinion | Where Even the Children Are Being Tracked - The New York Times

Opinion | Total Surveillance Is Not What America Signed Up For - The New York Times

Opinion | How Your Phone Betrays Democracy - The New York Times

It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool. - The New York Times

The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech - The Verge

Universal Notifies Theaters 'Cats' Is Being Updated With "Improved Visual Effects" | Hollywood Reporter

"Cats" Reviews: Critics Savage Bizarre New Movie Musical Adaptation

259: Catastrophe Dec 26, 2019

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This week on Rocket, Simone is deathly ill, so Bri and Christina talk about the latest Boeing CEO news, the New York Times’s scary new privacy investigation, the worst gadgets/companies of the decade, and the debacle/hellscape that is “Cats.”

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Boeing Fires C.E.O. Dennis Muilenburg - The New York Times

Opinion | Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy - The New York Times

Opinion | Where Even the Children Are Being Tracked - The New York Times

Opinion | Total Surveillance Is Not What America Signed Up For - The New York Times

Opinion | How Your Phone Betrays Democracy - The New York Times

It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool. - The New York Times

The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech - The Verge

Universal Notifies Theaters 'Cats' Is Being Updated With "Improved Visual Effects" | Hollywood Reporter

"Cats" Reviews: Critics Savage Bizarre New Movie Musical Adaptation

258: X is Banned Dec 19, 2019

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This is a tech-heavy week, with discussion of the new Xbox Series X and security on Amazon's Ring cameras, as well as a long retrospective about the trouble Boeing 737 production and what it could imply about the future of self-driving cars.

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Xbox Series X: all the news about Microsoft’s next-gen game console - The Verge

Xbox Series X: Microsoft’s next Xbox console for 2020 - The Verge

The Xbox Series X is basically a PC - The Verge

The Case Against Boeing | The New Yorker

Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers - Bloomberg

Boeing and F.A.A. Faulted in Damning Report on 737 Max Certification - The New York Times

The Roots of Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis: A Regulator Relaxes Its Oversight - The New York Times

Boeing 737 Max Was Plagued With Production Problems, Whistle-Blower Says - The New York Times

What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max? - The New York Times

Boeing 737 MAX freeze divides suppliers into haves and have-nots - Reuters

We Tested Ring’s Security. It’s Awful - VICE

Ring's Neighbors Data Let Us Map Amazon's Home Surveillance Network

Evan Greer: Google Nest or Amazon Ring? Just reject these corporations' surveillance and a dystopic future

257: Not Even Netflix Dec 12, 2019

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Christina and Simone tackle the new Mac Pro, and the extremely enjoyable Gadgets of the Decade lists that are coming out now! Finally, an even more important list: trash food of the decade.

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This 2019 Mac Pro Review is Different... - YouTube

Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR first impressions, performance benchmarks, more [Videos] - 9to5Mac

Apple Mac Pro 2019 | New Apple Computer Guide

Mac Pro Unboxing & Second Impressions: The Power is Back! - YouTube

Apple’s most expensive Mac Pro costs $52,599 - The Verge

iPhones, Samsung Galaxy, and more: the 100 gadgets that defined this decade - The Verge

The Most Innovative Gadgets of the 2010s

How Does Jeff Bezos Eat Cheetos? An Investigation | MEL Magazine

256: Reverse Rocket Rule Dec 05, 2019

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin are leaving Alphabet to Sundar Pichai! Woah! Also, there are … iPhone rumors! As usual. Finally, after 84 years, Marvel has released a Black Widow Trailer.

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The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design

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A letter from Larry and Sergey

Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech | WIRED

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin relinquish control of Alphabet to CEO Sundar Pichai - The Verge

Analyst: Apple to Release Four iPhones in Fall 2020 With 5G Connectivity and OLED Displays - MacRumors

Intel says Qualcomm tactics forced it out of modem chip market - Reuters

First Black Widow trailer: Natasha Romanoff is back in a Marvel prequel - Polygon

255: Agents of Chaos Nov 27, 2019

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Description: Christina is back!! Let’s do a Christina catch-up: What did she think about the MacBook Pro and Pokemon Sword/Shield? Then it’s onto the real show, and we’re talking about Tesla’s angular new Cybertruck and Google Stadia. There was going to be another topic but instead we talked about Pokemon for thirty minutes. Who saw that coming?

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I rode inside Tesla’s polarizing Cybertruck | Engadget

Are the boxy Tesla Cybertruck's aerodynamics any good? An engineer found out - Electrek

Why the Tesla Cybertruck Looks So Weird | WIRED

Elon Musk explains why the Cybertruck's windows broke - CNN

Google Stadia Review: It's Getting There | WIRED

Google Stadia review: the best of cloud gaming is still just a beta - The Verge

The world is waiting for Google Stadia to flop - The Verge

254: We're Cancelling Black Friday Nov 21, 2019

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Bri and Simone convene to discuss the new MacBook Pro model (old keyboard!) and some Black Friday deals that in the end… all kind of suck. Does Black Friday suck? Finally, the new Pokemon game is here and boy has it been a lightning rod for controversy! Let's get heated.

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Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro is here, and it has a good keyboard - The Verge

Best Black Friday phone deals: iPhone 11 Pro, Google Pixel 4, and more - The Verge

‘Game Freak Lied’ isn’t entirely about Pokémon Sword and Shield - Polygon

THE POKEMON FANBASE IN A NUTSHELL! - YouTube

253: Hard Times for Tik Tok Nov 17, 2019

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Jeremy Kaplowitz and Matt Saincome from Hard Drive are joining Bri and Simone on this week's Rocket to chat about their new book, Apple's plot to release AR glasses and a headset, TikTok's trouble with the U.S. government, and the Sonic redesign.

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Apple Eyes 2022 Release for AR Headset, 2023 for Glasses — The Information

The threats against TikTok are beginning to add up - The Verge

TikTok has a credibility problem with Congress - The Verge

Sonic the Hedgehog International Trailer #1 (2020) - YouTube

252: Retraction Nov 07, 2019

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Christina and Brianna are eating crow regarding the Morning Show and Apple TV Plus's programming. Simone is still a hold-out. Next, we're talking about lasers, the new way your home tech can be used to make you feel unsafe. And finally it's a mini scamtown on AirBnB, which frankly, needs to do better.

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Hackers Can Use Lasers to ‘Speak’ to Your Amazon Echo or Google Home | WIRED

I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb - VICE

Airbnb Promises to Verify All 7 Million Listings After VICE Report Exposes Scam - VICE

251: Neutral Bud Hotel Oct 31, 2019

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Before Christina leaves on Microsoft Ignite, we're talking about the battle of the buds! Amazon's low-priced noise reducing echo buds versus Apple AirPods Pro. Then, the first impressions of Apple TV Plus are coming in, and it's looking boring out there. Finally, a brief chat about narrative games after the success of Outer Worlds.

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