March 10, 2023

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #82 (03/09/2023)

3 hours 15 minutes

Tech

Florida bill would make bloggers who write about governor register with state

Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies

Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw

How a single engineer brought down Twitter

Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?'

Musk apologizes for mocking and firing Twitter exec with muscular dystrophy

YouTubers can swear at the start of videos again without getting demonetized - The Verge

Public internet advocate Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC consideration

VW to provide five years of free vehicle tracking after mishandled carjacking

FBI finally admits to buying location data on Americans, horrifying experts

US House of Representatives impacted by health insurance data breach

Electronics Retailer Micro Center Is Finally Expanding With 3 New Stores

Gaming

Nintendo Takes Wii U Versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Offline Over Security Issues - IGN

These $27 Joy-Con sticks are drift-resistant and easy to install

Nvidia confirms latest GeForce driver is causing CPU spikes

Popular ‘Untitled Goose Game’ for macOS rejected twice by Apple’s Mac App Store

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Guilty Gear -Strive-, Sid Meier’s Civilization 6, Valheim, and More

Epic will now let developers self-publish to the Epic Games Store - The Verge

Streaming

Twitch addresses livestreaming of explicit deepfake content | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates

February 2023 Google Play system update rolls out to Pixel in March

Sony releases new PS5 update with Discord integration, 1440p improvements, and more - The Verge

Deals

Free Play Days – Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, WRC Generations, Dead by Daylight, and Cities: Skylines – Xbox One Edition

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