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Episode 4 – Trust Us, You Don’t Own Anything
Sony just gave physical game discs an expiration date: January 2028. After that, every new PlayStation game is digital-only. Meanwhile, Disney quietly agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit over forcing ESPN into every live TV streaming package — whether you wanted SportsCenter or not.
Two different companies. One common message: “Trust us.”
Plus: Apple fast-tracks security updates as AI-powered hacking accelerates, Kansas City wants to put facial recognition cameras on public buses (and we’ve got opinions), and NASA considers sending a backup Mars rover to the Moon.
This is The Tech Hangout. Let’s get into it.
⏱️ Timestamps
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 — Intro & welcome
32:10 — The Feed: Disney’s $50M ESPN forced-bundling settlement (Ben)
38:47 — Apple Q3 2026 earnings preview (Marty)
49:07 — Sony ends physical PlayStation discs in 2028 (Patrice)
1:00:06 — Apple accelerates security updates for AI threats (Dave)
1:09:11 — Hang Jury: Facial recognition on Kansas City buses
1:19:06 — The Drop
📰 The Feed — Links
🎯 The Drop
Who | Pick
Dave | EtreCheck — deep-dive diagnostic utility for Mac
Ben | Silo Season 3 — now streaming on Apple TV+. Also check out: How Did We Lose This World
Marty | Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison — essential short fiction from a legendary provocateur
Jeff | Pentel Art Multi 8 — 8-color mechanical pencil, ~$26
Patrice | MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN — compact 4-port SFP+ switch for 10G home networking
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By PatriceSony just gave physical game discs an expiration date: January 2028. After that, every new PlayStation game is digital-only. Meanwhile, Disney quietly agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit over forcing ESPN into every live TV streaming package — whether you wanted SportsCenter or not.
Two different companies. One common message: “Trust us.”
Plus: Apple fast-tracks security updates as AI-powered hacking accelerates, Kansas City wants to put facial recognition cameras on public buses (and we’ve got opinions), and NASA considers sending a backup Mars rover to the Moon.
This is The Tech Hangout. Let’s get into it.
⏱️ Timestamps
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 — Intro & welcome
32:10 — The Feed: Disney’s $50M ESPN forced-bundling settlement (Ben)
38:47 — Apple Q3 2026 earnings preview (Marty)
49:07 — Sony ends physical PlayStation discs in 2028 (Patrice)
1:00:06 — Apple accelerates security updates for AI threats (Dave)
1:09:11 — Hang Jury: Facial recognition on Kansas City buses
1:19:06 — The Drop
📰 The Feed — Links
🎯 The Drop
Who | Pick
Dave | EtreCheck — deep-dive diagnostic utility for Mac
Ben | Silo Season 3 — now streaming on Apple TV+. Also check out: How Did We Lose This World
Marty | Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison — essential short fiction from a legendary provocateur
Jeff | Pentel Art Multi 8 — 8-color mechanical pencil, ~$26
Patrice | MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN — compact 4-port SFP+ switch for 10G home networking
🔗 Find Us
New episodes every week.