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The Vergecast

Twitter gets hacked / NBC's streaming service Peacock debuts / TikTok in the US is threatened

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.44.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Russell Brandom, and Julia Alexander discuss an unprecedented Twitter hack this week, the release of NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock, and the potential restrictions on TikTok in the US. Stories discussed this week: White House reportedly orders hospitals to bypass CDC during COVID-19 data collection CDC employees say the agency has a culture of ‘racial aggression’ Etsy sellers are offering sheer mesh face masks that provide ‘very little protection’ Seventeen states sue Trump administration over new student visa guidelines Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Apple, and others hacked in unprecedented Twitter attack Twitter shut off the ability for many people to tweet after massive hack Twitter reveals that its own employee tools contributed to unprecedented hack Lawmakers demand more details on Twitter’s massive hack The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis Twitter says passwords were spared in yesterday’s attack, but it’s still working to restore locked accounts The FBI opens investigation into Twitter attack over national security concerns White House says restrictions on TikTok could come in ‘weeks, not months’ TikTok’s biggest problem is outside its control Peacock’s interface aims to recreate the feeling of live TV, but it comes up short Why Peacock and HBO Max aren’t on the biggest streaming platforms How to stream Peacock Netflix names content chief Ted Sarandos as co-CEO Netflix adds another whopping 10 million subscribers, but warns growth may slow Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition ahead of Series X launch Xbox Series X can play all Xbox One games, unless they use Kinect Microsoft to launch xCloud streaming free with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in September Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This week on the Vergecast, we talk about the big Twitter hack with Russell Brandham,

0:03.5

also a little bit about whether the US government can actually ban TikTok in why.

0:07.6

Then Julia Alexander joins us to talk about Peacock, the new streaming service from NBC that

0:11.5

launched this week. And there's a little bit of Xbox News. There's always Xbox News. Let's hope

0:15.4

now on the Vergecast.

0:17.3

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0:51.7

I'm Goodie and Litchfield. I'm the editor-in-chief of Wired.

0:54.4

And I'm Lauren Good. I'm a senior writer at Wired.

0:56.8

We're making a new show. Have a nice future. I'm more have a nice future. Question mark.

1:04.4

It's a show that is honest about how unsettling the future can be. We're going to be bringing

1:09.6

on the people shaping this future. We're going to ask them about the big challenges we face about

1:14.6

the challenges they're creating and how they deal with living in perpetual uncertainty as we all do.

1:20.8

So make sure you follow have a nice future wherever you get your podcasts.

1:27.6

Hello and welcome to the broadcast. Flagship. Podcast. If staying at home and wearing a mask,

1:35.7

that's what I want you to do. Yeah. We're just moved on fully to instructions now.

1:40.0

I'm Neil. I'm your friend. Peter Brown is here. I need more senators for front.

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