Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 270

Episode 270 asks, what exactly is the ‘Metaverse’? Did Bruce Willis actually sell his image? And more!

Episode 270 asks, what exactly is the ‘Metaverse’? Did Bruce Willis actually sell his image? And more!

Episode 270 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with Apple taking a pot-shot at Meta, with Tim Cooke stating, “I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is,” – fighting talk, indeed. From there, the discussion moves to a confusing story about Bruce Willis and his digital twin – apparently he’s licensed it to a third-party, but things are somewhat more confusing than they first appear.

After that, the team discuss another story. This time, focusing on the Lapsus$ gang and how they’re seemingly able to run circles around enterprise security. To wrap up, the team talk about the recent demise of Google’s Stadia experiment.

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