Tech Talk Thursdays

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #156 (01/08/2026)

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  • “Microslop“ trends in backlash to Microsoft’s AI obsession | Windows Central
  • Texans Are Fighting a 6,000 Acre Nuclear-Powered Datacenter
  • ChatGPT Health lets you connect medical records to an AI that makes things up - Ars Technica
  • Elon Musk’s Grok AI posted CSAM image following safeguard ‘lapses’
    • X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced - Ars Technica
    • Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following Maduro raid
    • California introduces a one-stop shop to delete your online data footprint
    • Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
    • Logitech mice stop working on Macs for an embarrassing reason, require manual fix
    • Apple CEO Tim Cook Earned $74.3 Million in 2025 - MacRumors
    • SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives - Ars Technica
    • ASUS officially announces price hikes from January 5, right before CES 2026 - VideoCardz.com
    • NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 to feature 2nd Gen Transformer model and Dynamic 6x Frame Generation - VideoCardz.com
      • Gaming
      • NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW | GamingOnLinux
      • January is much busier for new video games than you think
      • 2025 Steam Awards winners have been revealed | GamingOnLinux
      • Oops, League of Legends was briefly unplayable as Riot Games forgot to renew the digital licence | Eurogamer.net
      • “We reiterate our firm belief that Rockstar broke the law“ - union and GTA 6 maker clash again around preliminary hearing for fired workers | Eurogamer.net
      • Ubisoft Halifax staff officially form union | GamesIndustry.biz
        • Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio and claims the decision is unrelated to recent unionization | VGC
        • Ubisoft Halifax Union To ‘Pursue Every Legal Recourse’ After Studio Closes Weeks After Union Vote
        • GameStop starts 2026 by closing hundreds of stores as CEO gambles on $35B payday
        • IO’s James Bond game First Light can run on a 007-year-old GPU according to new PC requirements, but there’s also a weird omission | Eurogamer.net

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