October 11, 2024

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #127 (10/10/2024)

3 hours 1 minute

Tech

WordPress co-founder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him - The Verge

Mastodon switches things up to make its app a little easier to use - The Verge

Violent threats against FEMA swirl on social media - The Verge

Porsche to recall over 27,000 EVs in US over battery short circuit risk - The Verge

Geico insists it ‘has coverage’ for the Cybertruck after owners complain of dropped policies - The Verge

Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers - The Verge

MoneyGram hack – includes SSNs and photo ID for some customers; Comcast too

Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data

The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacks

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement after multiple data breaches

Apple Hosts Secretive Conferences to Teach Law Enforcement How to Better Use iPhone, CarPlay and Vision Pro for Police Work

Gaming

Elden Ring developer FromSoftware announces salary increase of 12% | Eurogamer.net

Rime developer Tequila Works lays off staff as part of studio restructure | Eurogamer.net

Starship Troopers VR Dev Suffers Layoffs Amid 'Challenging VR Gaming Market' - IGN

Star Citizen developer mandates 7-day work weeks, with no promise of overtime pay

Genshin Impact Update 5.1 Lacks English Voice-Over as Video Game Voice Acting Strike Continues - IGN

Palworld PS5 release finally available in Japan, despite looming Nintendo lawsuit | Eurogamer.net

Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release | VG247

Halo developer 343 Industries rebrands, confirms multiple new games | Eurogamer.net

iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia Introduce Support for Wired Xbox Controllers - MacRumors

Content Creation

Kamala Harris' Twitch account streamed Tim Waltz rally alongside live WoW gameplay

Hardware/Software Updates

Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately

Deals

Amazon Prime 'free' games for October include BioShock Remastered, Doom Eternal and A Plague Tale: Innocence

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