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Rocket

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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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Rocket - 369: Crypto.com Presents
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01/20/22 • 62 min

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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Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership 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

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Rocket - 349: Arriving Today!
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09/02/21 • 69 min

This week on Rocket, tech journalist and author Christopher Mims is here to discuss his new book, Arriving Today. It's the book that critics are saying "makes supply chains interesting" (Simone de Rochefort, 2021) — and guess what he does during this interview? He makes supply chains interesting!! You have to listen to believe it and then you will immediately want to read his book. Then, Google and Apple are being hit with a new law in South Korea, and Elizabeth Holmes is finally going to trial. That is, if they can ever find a jury of her peers.

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Christopher Mims

Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Arriving Today by Christopher Mims Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments China’s Video Game Restrictions, South Korea Passes App Store Payments Law Apple's Settlement, Explicit Imprimatur, Additional Notes – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Blog - Cameron v. Apple Settlement Schemer or Naïf? Elizabeth Holmes Is Going to Trial. Retro Gaming Today Relay FM Tiltify for St Jude
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Rocket - 354: Not the Bad Art Friend
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10/07/21 • 56 min

Bri and Christina take on Facebook Whistleblowers, Twitch hacks and the ultimate media disaster, OzyMedia

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Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Gamergate Series In The Works From Mind Riot & Brianna Wu – Deadline The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It - WSJ The Facebook Files - WSJ 4 takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony : NPR Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes - CBS News Facebook explains the backbone shutdown behind its massive outage - The Verge Twitch Hack Reveals How Much Revenue the Platform’s Biggest Streamers Make - WSJ October 2021 Twitch source code, earnings hack explained - Polygon Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong - The New York Times Katty Kay Resigns From Ozy Media Following NYT Report - The New York Times Ozy Media’s chairman resigns as company faces questions. - The New York Times Ozy Built a TV Show on a False Claim, Says Its Former Producer - The New York Times What Investors Saw in Ozy Media - The New York Times Ozy Media's Carlos Watson Says It Is ‘Going to Open for Business' - The New York Times Ozy Media is accused in a lawsuit of ‘fraudulent conduct.’ - The New York Times Carlos Watson Discusses Ozy Media's Re-Launch, Internal Scandals, New Opportunities + More - YouTube How Ozy Fest Was About To Become The Next Fyre Festival — Until A Heat Wave (And Insurance Claim) Bailed Them Out Sharon Osbourne says Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson lied about investment
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Rocket - 353: Dan Moren Saves the Universe
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09/30/21 • 51 min

With disaster hitting not one, but two of the best Rocket hosts, the B(rianna) team steps up with Dan Moren to save the show.
We cover Amazon’s event with stalker robots, review the iPad Mini and geek out on Apple TV’s new show “Foundation.”

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Dan Moren

Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Amazon Devices Event iPad Mini Review Foundation
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Rocket - 451: Call Us, SBF!
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08/17/23 • 55 min

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Rocket - 8: Holy Cats!
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03/05/15 • 66 min

This week your terrific trio discuss the latest rulings on Net Neutrality, take a look at the products coming out of MWC and Christina tries to convince everyone why The Bachelor is the greatest TV Show on earth. Oh yeah, they also discuss 'The Dress'...

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Links and Show Notes The Bachelor (U.S. TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Net neutrality wins: FCC votes to protect an open Internet - Mashable The Samsung Galaxy S6 is here and has a hot brother, the Galaxy S6 Edge - Mashable HTC partners up with Valve to unveil ambitious virtual reality headset - Mashable Unreal Engine 4 is Free for Everyone - IGN What color is this dress: Gold and white or blue and black? - Mashable The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress | WIRED How the Internet handled the Great Llama Escape of 2015 - Mashable
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Rocket - 227: Hot Terminal
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05/16/19 • 64 min

Christina and Simone discuss last week's Microsoft Build. Then, the Apple v. Pepper lawsuit has moved into the next stage... what'll happen? A new vulnerability in Intel chips has been discovered and fixed. And finally, it wouldn't be a Simone and Christina show without some YouTuber drama.

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Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership How Apple’s Supreme Court loss could change the way you buy apps - The Verge New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011 | TechCrunch James Charles, From ‘CoverBoy’ to Canceled - The New York Times
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How many episodes does Rocket have?

Rocket currently has 472 episodes available.

What topics does Rocket cover?

The podcast is about Geek, Culture, Tech, Nerd, Women, Gaming, Podcasts, Technology, Movies and Tv.

What is the most popular episode on Rocket?

The episode title '369: Crypto.com Presents' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Rocket?

The average episode length on Rocket is 66 minutes.

How often are episodes of Rocket released?

Episodes of Rocket are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Rocket?

The first episode of Rocket was released on Jan 19, 2015.

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