Tech Talk Thursdays

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #77 (01/12/2023)

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Tech

  • ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware | Ars Technica
  • CNET has used an AI to write financial explainers nearly 75 times since November
  • More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers - The Verge
  • TikTok’s 2FA feature was briefly vulnerable to brute force attacks
  • The FCC wants carriers to notify you sooner when there's a data breach
  • FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file | Ars Technica
  • John Deere will let US farmers repair their own equipment
  • Some first responders are asking iPhone users to disable Emergency SOS and crash detection due to influx of false positives
  • It might be time for Apple to throw in the towel on the Mac Pro | Ars Technica
  • 2021 Studio Platform Survey Report.pdf

    • Gaming

    • Xbox consoles will soon be "carbon aware" | Eurogamer.net
    • Xbox Console Exclusive Game We Are The Caretakers Denied Game Pass Inclusion
    • Games Done Quick founder steps down after completing 13-year any% speedrun
    • Sony’s PS5 accessibility controller looks great, but won’t work on PC
    • Final Fantasy 16 Producer Denies Existence of PC Version: 'Buy a PS5'
    • Callisto Protocol developers left out of credits | GamesIndustry.biz
    • Leadership at WoW Support Studio Proletariat Won't Voluntarily Recognize Union - GameSpot

      • Streaming 

      • OBS Studio 29 Released With AV1 Encode Additions, Upward Compression Filter
      • YouTube's updated violence and profanity restrictions can retroactively restrict gaming videos | Eurogamer.net

        • Hardware/Software Updates 

        • The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is getting the January 2023 security patch in the US
        • New PS5 Update Prepares Console For DualSense Edge Controller

          • Deals 

          • Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Monster Hunter Rise, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 4 Golden
          • Free Play Days – I Am Fish - Xbox Wire
          • PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for January: Back 4 Blood, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Life is Strange and more.
          • What’s free on the Epic Games Store this week?

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