Tech Talk Thursdays

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #13 (01/14/2021)

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Tech

  • Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi Content for Less Than $100 Million
  • Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account over 'risk of further' violence
  • Parler app and website go offline; CEO blames Apple, Google
  • 70TB of Parler users' data leaked by security researchers
  • Samsung will update older Galaxy phones to convert them into baby monitors, security devices
  • Medical study suggests iPhone 12 with MagSafe can deactivate pacemakers
  • Biogen Launches Study to Find Out if Apple Watch and iPhone Can Detect Declining Cognitive Health
  • Germaphobes can pay about $200 for a new touchless video doorbell (and doormat)
  • Ubiquiti suffers security breach, customers asked to change their passwords
  • Apple Launches New Nationwide Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects
  • Password trouble means $240 million in bitcoin is two incorrect attempts from destruction

    • Gaming

    • AGDQ 2021 brings in $2.7M in charitable donations
    • Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now Coming To 2021 LG TVs
    • Star Wars Games to Be Branded Under Lucasfilm Games Banner
    • New Open-World Star Wars Game Coming From Ubisoft's The Division 2 Dev
    • Capcom Hack Compromised The Personal Data Of At Least 16,415 People
    • Nvidia introduces the GeForce RTX 3060, out in February

      • Streaming

      • Twitch's Viewership Record Shattered By The Grefg
      • Twitch's new PogChamp rotation results in racist harassment and threats

        • Software/Hardware Updates

        • Download Nvidia's latest driver update to fix newly disclosed security flaws
        • Apple releases iOS 12.5.1 for older iPhones with bug fix for COVID-19 exposure notifications
        • Battle.Net 2.0 Update Delivers Biggest Upgrade In Years

          • Deals

          • Students can sign up for Hulu’s ad-supported plan for just $2 monthly
          • Star Wars Battlefront 2 is free on Epic right now
          • Bomber Crew is free until Saturday in the Humble Store Winter Sale


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