Rocket

470: Terminated

On the final episode of Rocket, awards are dispensed and reflections are had. Thanks for an amazing 9 years!

469: Very Large Online Problems

A major hack at Insomniac Games begs the question: why does this keep happening to Sony companies? Then, Apple may finally face patent consequences, as it halts sales of its newest Watches in the U.S. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: PROGRESSIVE VICTORY PAC — DONATE VIA ACTBLUE [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/canvasshouse] INSOMNIAC HACK FILES LEAK NEWS ON WOLVERINE, SPIDER-MAN 3, AND MORE - POLYGON [https://www.polygon.com/24007591/insomniac-games-hack-wolverine-spider-man-3-data] INSOMNIAC GAMES RANSOMWARE BREACH REVEALS WOLVERINE AND NEW SPIDER-MAN DETAILS - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/19/24007570/insomniac-games-hack-wolverine-x-men-ryhsida] SONY'S GAME PLANS LEAKED ONLINE BY HACKERS - BLOOMBERG NEWS | REUTERS [https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/sonys-game-plans-leaked-online-by-hackers-bloomberg-news-2023-12-19/] WHY THE APPLE WATCH IS BEING BANNED — AND HOW APPLE CAN AVOID IT - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/24006607/apple-watch-series-9-ultra-2-itc-import-ban]

468: This One Was Epic

We’re FINALLY discussing Epic v. Google, as the jury has finally delivered a verdict! Then, a much-needed update on Beeper Mini, with a Rocket Rule and some mea culpas. And then, E3 is dead! For real this time! LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: EPIC WIN: JURY DECIDES GOOGLE HAS ILLEGAL MONOPOLY IN APP STORE FIGHT - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play] INTERVIEW: EPIC CEO TIM SWEENEY AFTER HIS GOOGLE ANTITRUST WIN - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/23996474/epic-tim-sweeney-interview-win-google-antitrust-lawsuit-district-court] 20 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM THE EPIC V. GOOGLE TRIAL - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/23959932/epic-v-google-trial-antitrust-play-store-fortnite-recap] THE BEST EMAILS FROM THE APPLE VS. EPIC TRIAL [https://www.theverge.com/c/22611236/epic-v-apple-emails-project-liberty-app-store-schiller-sweeney-cook-jobs] BEEPER MINI’S IMESSAGE FIGHT WITH APPLE IS ABOUT PLATFORMS, PROTOCOLS, AND POWER - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/23998294/beeper-imessage-apple-app-security] APPLE RESPONDS TO BEEPER’S IMESSAGE FOR ANDROID: ‘WE TOOK STEPS TO PROTECT OUR USERS’ - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/9/23995150/beeper-imessage-android-apple-statement] APPLE HAS SEEMINGLY FOUND A WAY TO BLOCK ANDROID’S NEW IMESSAGE APP - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/8/23994089/apple-beeper-mini-android-blocked-imessage-app] BEEPER’S IMESSAGE APP FOR ANDROID IS BACK — BUT IT’S A DOWNGRADE - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23997097/beeper-mini-android-imessage-app-working-again] E3 IS CANCELED FOREVER - POLYGON [https://www.polygon.com/23998280/e3-canceled-2023] E3 IS OFFICIALLY DEAD, ESA SAYS, ENDING YEARS OF ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE IT - THE WASHINGTON POST [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2023/12/12/e3-permanently-canceled/]

467: Turn on Push Notifications

The government is spying on us, and what else is new? An exciting new app could heal the great Android - iPhone divide. Also, the Fallout TV show has a trailer! THIS EPISODE OF ROCKET IS SPONSORED BY: * Squarespace [http://squarespace.com/rocket]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ROCKET. * Hullo [http://hullopillow.com/testdrivers]: A simple, natural pillow designed for comfort. Try it for 60 days. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: SUPPORT ROCKET WITH A RELAY FM MEMBERSHIP [https://relayfm.memberful.com/checkout?plan=9661] PROGRESSIVE VICTORY PAC — DONATE VIA ACTBLUE [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/canvasshouse] A FEDERAL TIKTOK BAN APPEARS DOOMED BY MONTANA RULING - POLITICO [https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/01/tiktok-ban-montana-00129692] SPOTIFY’S NOT GOING FOR PULITZERS ANYMORE - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23989879/spotify-heavyweight-gimlet-stolen-pulitzer-layoff-daniel-ek] GOVERNMENTS SPYING ON APPLE, GOOGLE USERS THROUGH PUSH NOTIFICATIONS - US SENATOR | REUTERS [https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/governments-spying-apple-google-users-through-push-notifications-us-senator-2023-12-06/] HERE'S A WARRANT SHOWING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS MONITORING PUSH NOTIFICATIONS [https://www.404media.co/us-government-warrant-monitoring-push-notifications-apple-google-yahoo/] APPLE SET TO AVOID EU CRACKDOWN OVER IMESSAGE SERVICE - BLOOMBERG [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-06/apple-imessage-set-to-avoid-eu-s-digital-dominance-crackdown] HOW BEEPER MINI WORKS - BEEPER BLOG [https://blog.beeper.com/p/how-beeper-mini-works] BEEPER REVERSE-ENGINEERED IMESSAGE TO BRING BLUE BUBBLE TEXTS TO ANDROID USERS | TECHCRUNCH [https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/beeper-reversed-engineered-imessage-to-bring-blue-bubble-texts-to-android-users/] BEEPER MINI BRINGS IMESSAGE TO ANDROID - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23987817/beeper-mini-imessage-android-reverse-engineer] FALLOUT - TEASER TRAILER | PRIME VIDEO - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=0kQ8i2FpRDk] AMAZON FALLOUT SERIES TRAILER TAKES US TO THE WASTELAND OF LOS ANGELES - POLYGON [https://www.polygon.com/23984572/fallout-tv-series-amazon-trailer-release-date-cast] PLAGIARISM AND YOU(TUBE) - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=yDp3cB5fHXQ]

466: Husband Pollution

A mea culpa from Christina, and two mystifying product launches from YouTube and Amazon. Then, it’s the best time of the year: Spotify Wrapped and Apple Replay! THIS EPISODE OF ROCKET IS SPONSORED BY: * Hullo [http://hullopillow.com/testdrivers]: A simple, natural pillow designed for comfort. Try it for 60 days. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: SUPPORT ROCKET WITH A RELAY FM MEMBERSHIP [https://relayfm.memberful.com/checkout?plan=9661] PROGRESSIVE VICTORY PAC — DONATE VIA ACTBLUE [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/canvasshouse] FORMER BINANCE CEO CHANGPENG ZHAO MUST STAY IN US FOR TIME BEING, JUDGE SAYS | REUTERS [https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/former-binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-must-stay-us-time-being-judge-says-2023-11-27/] YOUTUBE’S PLAYABLES GAMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/27/23978515/youtube-playables-games-premium-subscribers] I PLAYED EVERY NETFLIX GAME: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? [https://www.inverse.com/input/gaming/i-played-every-netflix-game-review-what-the-hell-going-on] AMAZON IS GETTING RID OF ITS GAMING CONTENT CHANNEL AMID LARGER GAMES LAYOFFS - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/13/23959224/amazon-gaming-layoffs-crown-content-channel] TIKTOK HAS QUIETLY ADDED OVER HALF A DOZEN MINI-GAMES INTO ITS APP - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/29/23283527/tiktok-gaming-minigames-test-pilot] AMAZON’S Q AI ASSISTANT LETS USERS ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR COMPANY’S DATA - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/28/23980203/aws-amazon-query-generative-ai] APPLE MUSIC REPLAY IS BACK — AND IT’S STILL MOSTLY A WEB EXPERIENCE - THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/28/23979319/apple-music-replay-2023-spotify-wrapped]