Tech Talk Thursdays

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #87 (04/20/2023)

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Tech

  • Hackers reportedly holding Western Digital data hostage - The Verge
  • LockBit ransomware gang appears to be targeting Macs for the first time
  • Chrome gets its second emergency patch in a week | PCWorld
  • Bar theft tactic sees iPhone owners permanently locked out of Apple accounts
  • FBI and others urge Meta to halt encryption plans, citing child abuse risk | Ars Technica
  • Netflix delays its password-sharing crackdown to sometime before July - The Verge
  • Twitter made it easier to harass transgender users - The Verge
  • Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft - The Verge
  • Stability AI announces new open-source large language model - The Verge

    • Gaming

    • Ray tracing is coming back to the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes
    • Microsoft announces April's next wave of Xbox Game Pass games | Eurogamer.net
    • First PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Title For May 2023 Revealed - GameSpot
    • Humanity available Day 1 as a PlayStation Plus Game Catalog title, out May 16
    • Sega buys Angry Birds maker Rovio for £625m
    • Epic acquires Horizon Chase Turbo developer Aquiris to work on Fortnite | Eurogamer.net
    • Red Cross Challenges Gamers To Play Shooters Using Real-Life Rules Of War - GameSpot

      • Deals

      • Free Play Days – Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed and Roguebook


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