October 02, 2021

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #40 (09/30/2021)

3 hours 39 minutes

Tech

Twitter to Pay $809.5 Million to Settle Investor Class-Action Lawsuit

Amazon Drivers Are Punished When Other People Cut Them Off: Report

Microsoft really doesn't want you installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware

The release version of Windows 11 is now available to everyone in the Insider program

Windows Microsoft Store Adds Support for Alternate App Stores Like Epic Games

NBC tried to force YouTube TV to bundle Peacock into customers’ monthly payment

Spotify Acknowledges Battery Drain Issues on iOS 14.8 and iOS 15, Promises Fix Soon

AirTags can be weaponized by injecting code; Apple says fix on the way

Security researcher accuses Apple of ignoring multiple iOS 15 zero-day vulnerabilities

Apple Apologizes to Researcher for Ignoring iOS Vulnerabilities, Says It's 'Still Investigating'

Students who grew up with search engines might change STEM education forever

Gaming

Battlefield 2042 open beta begins next week

Xbox Insiders can now stream cloud games to their consoles

Netflix has acquired Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

This $40 Trojan virus is a reminder to two-factor all your gaming accounts

Streaming

Securing your Chat with Phone and Email Verification

Deals

Xbox Game Pass gets Marvel's Avengers this week

Scarlet Nexus coming to Xbox Game Pass today

Xbox Games with Gold October lineup announced

PlayStation Plus games for October: Hell Let Loose, PGA Tour 2K21, Mortal Kombat X

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