January 21, 2022

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #48 (01/20/2022)

3 hours 41 minutes

Tech

Apple is no longer letting users stay on iOS 14 with security updates

Apple Says Option to Stay on iOS 14 Was Always Meant to Be Temporary

Apple says proposed antitrust bills would make iPhone users the targets of ‘malware, ransomware, and scams’

Google lists how US antitrust bills could impact Search, Gmail, and other products

UK government planning emotive ‘stunts’ in anti-encryption ad campaign

Link-sharing service Linktree suddenly blocks sex workers | Engadget

Twitter has hexagonal NFT avatars now, and there's already a way to mass-mute everyone who uses them

Block is officially building an 'open Bitcoin mining system,' says founder Jack Dorsey | Engadget

Crypto.com reportedly suffers hack, losing more than $15 million in Ethereum | PC Gamer

Microsoft to review its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies

Gaming

Believe your eyes: Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard

It's not Microsoft's "intent to pull communities away" from PlayStation with Activision acquisition

Kotick says he will be "available as needed" at Activision Blizzard "to ensure the very best integration"

Activision worker group goals unchanged by Microsoft purchase | Rock Paper Shotgun

Warzone cheaters seem to be getting a damaging surprise | VG247

Video game voice actor Troy Baker is now promoting NFTs • Eurogamer.net

Troy Baker-backed NFT firm admits using voice lines taken from another service without permission

Konami made over $150,000 from that bloody Castlevania NFT auction | PC Gamer

Tabletop Simulator studio kills global chat for good, makes $10K donation to trans advocacy group | PC Gamer

Humble begins a shift away from Mac and Linux support

Square Enix sets $90 price for cloud-only Kingdom Hearts series on Nintendo Switch • Eurogamer.net

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