In this episode, Thaddeus and Gary discuss E3, Huawei, Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, and Pai's Victory Lap

Notes

Google Stadia

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ubisoft-uplay-plus-pc-games-google-stadia/

New XBox

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-project-scarlett-console-features-disc-drive-project-xcloud-game-streaming-still-coming?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wmexperts+%28Windows+Central%29

AMD blows minds with a 16-core 7nm gaming CPU that works like any other Ryzen

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660213/amd-ryzen-9-3950x-16-core-gaming-cpu-processor-e3-2019

For perspective this is the equivalent peak performance as a 2007 DOE supercomputer.

xSeries Cluster Xeon 2.4 GHz - Quadrics

https://www.top500.org/system/172591

Microsoft Project xCloud

https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/10/microsoft-project-xcloud-hands-on-galaxy-s10/

Ubisoft announces Uplay Plus game subscription service

https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/10/18660372/uplay-plus-price-launch-release-free-trial-ubisoft-e3-2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-14/huawei-has-56-492-patents-and-it-s-not-afraid-to-use-them

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/06/14/facebook-to-launch-libra-blockchain-testnet-next-week-backed-by-libra-reserve/

Facebook Libra a Dollar Killer.

https://www.aier.org/article/facebooks-libra-dollars-killer-app

Facebook could face headwinds

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/facebook-big-tech-antitrust-investigation-could-be-worst-analyst-says-2019-6-1028284713

The White Paper

https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/18/facebook-libra/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/12/18662862/ajit-pai-fcc-facebook-google-amazon-apple-regulation-net-neutrality

https://www.coindesk.com/ripple-could-invest-up-to-50-million-in-moneygram-in-xrp-boosting-deal

Apple Bans Gab from App Development After Company Makes Antitrust Case to DOJ

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/17/apple-bans-gab-developer-account-following-doj-complaint/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

A New Law to Describe Quantum Computing’s Rise?

https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-nevens-law-describe-quantum-computings-rise-20190618/