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

Published: July 17, 2020, 6:24 p.m.

b"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.\\nStories discussed this week:\\n\\nWhite House reportedly orders hospitals to bypass CDC during COVID-19 data collection\\n\\nCDC employees say the agency has a culture of \\u2018racial aggression\\u2019\\n\\nEtsy sellers are offering sheer mesh face masks that provide \\u2018very little protection\\u2019\\n\\nSeventeen states sue Trump administration over new student visa guidelines\\n\\nBarack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Apple, and others hacked in unprecedented Twitter attack\\n\\nTwitter shut off the ability for many people to tweet after massive hack\\n\\nTwitter reveals that its own employee tools contributed to unprecedented hack\\n\\nLawmakers demand more details on Twitter\\u2019s massive hack\\n\\nThe massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis\\n\\nTwitter says passwords were spared in yesterday\\u2019s attack, but it\\u2019s still working to restore locked accounts\\n\\nThe FBI opens investigation into Twitter attack over national security concerns\\n\\nWhite House says restrictions on TikTok could come in \\u2018weeks, not months\\u2019\\n\\nTikTok\\u2019s biggest problem is outside its control\\n\\n\\nPeacock\\u2019s interface aims to recreate the feeling of live TV, but it comes up short\\xa0\\n\\nWhy Peacock and HBO Max aren\\u2019t on the biggest streaming platforms\\n\\nHow to stream Peacock\\n\\nNetflix names content chief Ted Sarandos as co-CEO\\n\\nNetflix adds another whopping 10 million subscribers, but warns growth may slow\\n\\nMicrosoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition ahead of Series X launch\\n\\nXbox Series X can play all Xbox One games, unless they use Kinect\\n\\nMicrosoft to launch xCloud streaming free with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in September\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"