Tech Talk Thursdays

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #36 (08/19/2021)

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  • Facebook adds end-to-end encryption to audio and video calls in Messenger
  • 100M T-Mobile customers at risk from 'full personal data' hack
  • T-Mobile hack confirmed, carrier says 47.8M records taken; not just customers
  • Gigabyte responds to failing PSU reports: adjusts overpower protection and offers exchanges
  • Google unveils $449 Pixel 5a with 5G: 6.34" OLED, big battery, IP67, & coated metal unibody
  • Apple Card to lose its magnetic stripe as Mastercard opts for Apple Pay and contactless future
  • Home invasion: Apple Watch rescue call doesn't quite go to plan
  • Check Apple CSAM claims, says Corellium, offering to pay
  • Apple selects 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses to join its Impact Accelerator program
    • Gaming
    • Roblox now owns online communications platform Guilded
    • Nvidia's mining limiter hacked: LHR GPUs now 70% effective
    • Phil Spencer Impressed With Steam Deck, Confirms xCloud Functionality
    • Riot misled staff about their right to speak out on harassment and discrimination, California says
      • Software/Hardware Updates
      • AMD's newest GPU drivers reduce power usage in YouTube, but only at 4K
        • Deals
        • Xbox Game Pass Adding 9 New Games, Starting Today


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