Tech Talk Thursdays

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #24 (04/15/2021)

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Tech

  • Apple admits that iMessage for Android was killed to keep its walled garden
  • Tim Cook: Epic wants to turn the App Store into a 'flea market'
  • Domino's Begins Autonomous Pizza Delivery
  • Clubhouse user data gets exposed, CEO claims it wasn't a leak
  • FBI arrest Texas man for attempting to blow up 'the internet' with C-4
  • Discord for iOS will block users from accessing all NSFW servers
  • Report reveals how little-known 'Azimuth Security' cracked the iPhone in the San Bernardino FBI case
  • Verizon unveils Hyper Precise Location service in more than 100 markets

    • Gaming

    • Outriders player discovers 23GB of crash dumps stuffed in a Windows folder
    • Source Engine exploits could let hackers remotely access players' PCs
    • The Epic Games Store is haemorrhaging cash to deliver exclusives and free games
    • Epic Games nets $1 billion in funding, including $200 million investment from Sony
    • Capcom says last year's ransomware attack exploited an 'old VPN' that had been kept online due to Covid-19
    • HyperX teams with 1,000 Dreams Fund to support women in gaming
    • A Roblox player infiltrated the White House press corps
    • At Least 30,000 US Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft's Email Software – Krebs on Security
    • Oculus Quest 2 is getting official wireless PC support
    • Before Your Eyes dev creates a fake game to make a point about Steam refunds

      • Streaming

      • Twitch outlines plan to take action against off-platform misconduct
      • Nvidia's RTX Voice noise removal is now integrated into OBS streaming software

        • Software/Hardware Updates

        • PS5 April Update brings new storage options and social features

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