Geekshow Podcast

Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, ensign Tony Eccles, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Sub Rosa, Lower Decks, Thine Own Self, and Masks

Custom Crispr is here: https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/us-baby-receives-first-ever-customized-crispr-treatment-for-genetic-disease ol wut, google?: https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-wants-250-per-month-in-return-for-its-new-ai-ultra-plan-180248513.html Chicago Sun-Times invented a bunch of fake books: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/2019221/chicago-sun-times-prints-summer-reading-list-full-of-fake-books?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Google I/O Slop: https://www.theverge.com/news/669408/google-io-2025-biggest-announcements-ai-gemini Data breaches are not a joke https://decrypt.co/321076/coinbase-data-breach-will-lead-to-people-dying-techcrunch-founder-says 23andMe buyer announced… rip your genome privacy https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/2039213/regeneron-pharmaceuticals-to-buy-23andme-and-its-data-for-256-million Ok really though… maybe “World” (formerly worldcoin) is worth talking about? https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/04/sam_altman_startup_world/ Elgato Stream Deck Everywhere https://www.theverge.com/news/669323/elgato-stream-deck-modules-vsd-scissor-switches

Superman, Ironheart, Alien: Earth, Fail-Safe, Gears of War, Hunger Games, Buffy, Skeleton Crew, ST:SNW, Fallout, Odyssey, TMNT, ST:Prodigy, Rebecca reviews Mission Impossible, lots more

-Epic knows its launcher sucks: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/props-for-the-honesty-tim-sweeney-says-the-reason-people-characterize-the-epic-games-launcher-as-clunky-is-wait-for-it-because-the-epic-games-launcher-is-clunky/ -Fallout Season 2 update: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-season-2-teaser-trailer-confirms-a-december-release-and-drives-the-point-home-that-were-going-to-new-vegas/ -Don’t piss off Nintendo. Or else they will show you that you don’t really own your console: Nintendo Can Render Your Switch 2 'Permanently Unusable' If You Break Their Rules -ROG Ally 2 leaked: Microsoft and Asus’ Xbox handheld appears in leaked photos -Marvel 1943 delayed: Amy Hennig's 'Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' is delayed to 2026 -Giant Bomb is going independent: https://www.theverge.com/news/664747/giant-bomb-independent-gaming-site-employee-owned -Not all heroes wear capes. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallout-1-and-2s-source-code-isnt-lost-after-all-thanks-to-one-hero-programmer-i-made-it-a-quest-to-snapshot-everything/ -Seriously though… don’t piss of Nintendo. https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-modders-are-restoring-mechanics-pocketpair-was-forced-to-patch-out-due-to-nintendo-and-the-pokmon-companys-patent-lawsuit -Steam Os Compatibility https://www.polygon.com/hardware/598822/valves-steamos-now-has-compatibility-ratings-for-devices-other-than-steam-decks

-Samsung goes on an audio buying spree: https://www.engadget.com/audio/samsung-is-paying-350-million-for-audio-brands-bowers--wilkins-denon-marantz-and-polk-131514754.html?guccounter=1 -Tokamak reactor magnet is beefy: https://gizmodo.com/iter-just-assembled-the-worlds-most-powerful-fusion-magnet-2000597387 -Philips is debuting 3D printed replaceable parts: Philips Debuts 3D Printable Components To Repair Products -The alchemists were right all along: Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold (with help from the Large Hadron Collider) -Amazfit Active 2 review -DJI is sort of giving up on the US: DJI is skipping the US with its most advanced drone yet -China is slowing everyone’s roll https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/china-disrupts-earths-rotation-nasa-confirms-massive-project-is-slowing-the-planet-with-unprecedented-global-consequences/ -Cyber Skirmishes. Walz Telemessage usage and GlobalX air hack. https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/2044211/messaging-app-used-by-mike-waltz-trump-deportation-airline-globalx-both-hacked-in-separate-breaches -Google is going ham with it’s new G logo! https://9to5google.com/2025/05/12/google-icon-update/ -Rich Peeps suck! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/07/two-thirds-of-global-heating-caused-by-richest-study-suggests

Peacemaker, The Old Guard 2, The Long Walk, Together, Squid Game, Ted, Godzilla x Kong, X-Men, Thunderbolts, Doomsday, Superman, LOTR: Hunt for Gollum, Evil Dead, 'Supernatural' reunion, Rebecca reviews Fight or Flight, lots more

-Xbox raises prices…: https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/microsoft-raised-the-prices-of-xbox-consoles-and-some-games-are-next/ -South of Midnight Review -GTA VI delayed to May 2026 and got a new trailer: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-delayed-to-may-2026-120405517.html?src=rss -Ecco the Dolphin is BACK: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-new-ecco-the-dolphin-game-and-remasters-are-on-the-way-205338160.html?src=rss -Goodbye Polygon: https://kotaku.com/polygon-sold-vox-media-valnet-layoffs-digital-gaming-1851778655 -Gears of War remastered is coming on August 26th: https://www.theverge.com/news/661169/gears-of-war-reloaded-remaster-release-date -Riot games isn’t messing around https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/03/how-riot-games-is-fighting-the-war-against-video-game-hackers/

Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Inheritance, Parallels, The Pegasus, and Homeward.

-New AIO coolers on the horizon: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/aseteks-key-watercooling-patent-expires-today-as-the-company-seeks-to-sell-its-cooling-business -How much do you love Mtn Dew: https://parade.com/food/mountain-dew-celebrates-die-hard-fans-with-epic-opportunity -Apple lost. Bigly. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/fortnite-will-return-to-ios-after-court-slams-apples-obvious-cover-up/ -They are appealing, of course. https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/1623223/apple-will-appeal-contempt-ruling-in-epic-games-case-over-app-store?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Amazon is already taking advantage: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/kindles-ios-app-now-has-a-button-to-make-it-easier-to-buy-books-154505235.html?src=rss -A dude created the best antivenom. All on his own. https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/03/2040208/unparalleled-snake-antivenom-made-with-antibodies-from-a-man-bitten-200-times?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -I would do the normal “Skype, we hardly knew ye” but seriously. Just die. https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/1938237/microsoft-shuts-down-skype -May the 4th… Consumer Edition. https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/0150219/star-wars-day-celebrations-hit-fortnite-disney-xcom---and-retailers-everywhere -Necessity: the mother of invention. https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/04/036210/did-peking-u-just-make-the-worlds-fastest-transistor---without-using-silicon -Crispy Pigs! https://gizmodo.com/the-fda-just-approved-the-first-crispr-edited-pigs-for-food-2000597425

Weapons, Deadpool/X-Men, Sgt Rock, Rocky Horror Picture 4K, Hemsworth, Road House 2, Miami Vice, Lithgow, Minecraft, Rebecca reviews Thunderbolts, lots more

-Booooo EA BOOOOOO: https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/electronic-arts-cancels-titanfall-layoffs-300-employees-1236381665/ -Borderlands 4 moves up release date: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/borderlands/borderlands-4-is-releasing-over-a-week-earlier-than-expected-because-the-game-is-awesome-the-team-is-cooking-and-its-own-dedicated-state-of-play-is-coming-up-imminently/ -Not all Switch 2 upgrades will be $10: It looks like some Switch 2 Edition upgrades will cost more than others -Ghosts of Yotei is coming in October: Ghost of Yōtei hits the PS5 in October -Another week, another video game to movie conversion with Sydney Sweeeeeeney Split Fiction movie adaptation lands Sydney Sweeney as star -Switch preorder report -Just like criminalizing unfavorable polling data… another maniac is drawing some thin lines to a previously russian game studio. https://www.engadget.com/gaming/russian-regulators-are-trying-to-seize-assets-from-the-developers-of-world-of-tanks-202157310.html -Elon rage quits? Shame quits? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14585157/Elon-Musk-quits-gaming-livestream-troll-comments.html -Stop taking our GPU’s! Domo arigato - japan definitely. https://videocardz.com/newz/japanese-retailers-try-to-stop-tourists-from-buying-geforce-rtx-5090-5080-gpus -CHICKEN JOCKY!!! https://www.ign.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-block-party-edition-to-double-down-on-memes-with-sing-along-theatrical-release-in-may

-More Hope for Nuclear Power in Utah: https://www.ksl.com/article/51302745/utah-looks-to-go-nuclear-as-it-reaches-agreement-with-idaho-laboratory- -Hydrogen Power in Utah: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/small-coal-town-shocks-experts-by-building-first-of-its-kind-plant-the-cultural-aspect-of-this-is-so-bedeviling/ar-AA1Danms?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c8d08c8563694244c089090f4c0fd70a&ei=26 -Get Hegseth out of there already: https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-signal-chat-dirty-internet-line-6a64707f10ca553eb905e5a70e10bd9d# -New EV truck fills a certain niche, and I hope it’s successful: A $20,000 electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto. -Solid state batteries for EVs are inching closer to reality: Stellantis’ solid-state batteries can fast-charge in just 18 minutes -People have seen a color no one else has ever seen: Scientists Claim To Have Found Color No One Has Seen Before -TSMC shows off 1.4nm chip tech: TSMC shows off 1.4nm chip tech that will appear in future iPhones and other devices -We’re not taking the blame for these tariffs! -Amazon probably. https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/29/1031207/amazon-to-display-tariff-costs-for-consumers-report-says -Kickstarter too! - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/28/1857213/kickstarter-introduces-tariff-manager-tool-to-add-charges-to-already-fully-funded-projects -Group Think manipulation experiment. The new AI Angry Mob Generator! https://www.engadget.com/ai/researchers-secretly-experimented-on-reddit-users-with-ai-generated-comments-194328026.html -Fake Humanity is a fine line. https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-rolls-back-update-that-made-chatgpt-an-ass-kissing-weirdo-203056185.html

Predator: Badlands, Rick & Morty, Wednesday S2 , 28 Years Later trailer, Narnia, Star Wars news, boxed wine, Toys R Us: the movie, lots more

-I guess this makes sense, Nintendo: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/some-nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-will-also-work-on-the-original-switch/ -OK Switch 2 preorders are back on: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-open-thursday-in-the-us-startin g-at-450-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know-140931297.html -New GPUs! NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5060 GPU starts at $299, RTX 5060 Ti at $379 -Oblivion Remaster is out! 19 years later, the Oblivion Remaster is here -New video game movie announced! Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney are making the least likely Sega movie -Marathon release date: Bungie re-reveals Marathon with short film and September release date -https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/razer-built-a-game-streaming-app-on-top-of-moonlight-and-its-not-too-bad/ -I wanna wanna talk about a new game that I think is Awesome! Blue Prince -Weapon repairs in Zelda! https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/558300/breath-of-the-wild-switch-2-edition-equipment-repairs-zelda-notes

-Again? Really?...: https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/hegseth-reportedly-shared-yemen-attack-details-on-second-signal-chat-with-his-wife-and-others-123046480.html -Rockets are dangerous: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/explosion-at-northrop-grumman-rocket-test-site-in-utah-destroys-building# -Tariff updates: https://www.reuters.com/markets/trump-plans-separate-levy-exempted-electronics-amid-trade-war-lutnick-says-2025-04-13/ -Google is losing Google loses ad tech monopoly case -OpenAI wants Chrome OpenAI Would Buy Google's Chrome, Exec Testifies At Trial -No, we likely didn’t discover aliens: Skepticism greets claims of a possible biosignature on a distant world -More Intel cuts: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/intel-to-announce-plans-this-week-to-cut-more-than-20-of-staff -It costs nothing to be polite. Or does it? https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/saying-thank-you-to-chatgpt-costs-millions-in-electricity/490341 -Hey this is neat. Recycling HDDs https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/wd-launches-hdd-recycling-process-that-reclaims-rare-earth-elements-cuts-out-china -And the circle goes on an on. https://www.neowin.net/news/angry-disappointed-users-react-to-blueskys-upcoming-blue-check-mark-verification-system/ -Who is actually an Astronaut https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/so-is-katy-perry-now-an-astronaut-or-what/

Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, Twisted Metal, Star Wars Celebration, Sandman, Highlander, Pacific Rim, Godzilla x Kong, Rebecca loved Sinners, lots more

Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Ensign Tony Eccles, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Phantasms, Dark Page, Attached, and Force of Nature.

Predator, Murderbot, Marvel Ambiance Wolverine, Last of Us, Dune Messiah, Mythic Quest, Death Stranding, Doomsday, C-3PO's foot, lots more

-Switch 2 Joycons are “special” https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-says-the-switch-2-joy-con-controllers-dont-have-hall-effect-thumbsticks-145541771.html -Star Citizen is still making money: https://www.thegamer.com/star-citizen-crowdfunding-800-million-milestone-citizencon-digital/ -Sorry, no preorders: Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in response to Trump tariffs -Upgrade pack pricing isn’t horrible: Nintendo’s Switch 2 upgrade packs for Zelda will cost $9.99 What are YOU playing? -This is a geriatric card game https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/middle-aged-man-trading-cards-go-viral-in-japan/ -Switch Chat frame rate sucks, but it is for exactly the reason you would https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-explains-why-switch-2-game-chat-screen-sharing-has-a-low-frame-rate/

-The future of displays: https://www.techradar.com/televisions/oled-and-lcd-will-die-out-a-microled-expert-explains-how-the-superior-tv-tech-will-finally-become-affordable -Starliner manned flight was way scarier than we knew: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/ -Minority report in the UK: UK is going full minority report with ‘murder prediction’ research -Breaking the law to save TikTok: Trump’s TikTok delay is ‘against the law’ top Senate Intelligence Democrat says -Nikon ZK II looks like a great full frame camera: Nikon's Z5 II is the cheapest full-frame camera yet with internal RAW video -EVEN DIREWOLVES are resurrected before GRRM finishes his book series https://www.newscientist.com/article/2475407-no-the-dire-wolf-has-not-been-brought-back-from-extinction/ -This is why we can’t have nice things. https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/08/0110226/framework-stops-selling-some-of-its-laptops-in-the-us-due-to-tariffs