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- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #92 (08/03/2023)
Tech
- Twitter threatens to sue anti-hate group over its research | Engadget
- Elon Musk's extravagant 'X' sign atop the former Twitter HQ has been dismantled
- Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks - The Verge
- Kenya suspends Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project - The Verge
- FBI investigation reveals that it was unknowingly using NSO-backed spyware | Engadget
- YouTube is adding more creator tools to Shorts to help it take on TikTok | Engadget
- Western Digital HDD capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB and beyond | Ars Technica
Gaming
- PSA: Baldur's Gate 3 weighs in at 122GB and there's no preload | Eurogamer.net
- Here are the last free Xbox Live Games with Gold
- Microsoft’s repairability push now extends to Xbox controllers, too - The Verge
- Classic Transformers games are apparently lost on a hard drive somewhere in Activision, as Hasbro urges a return on Game Pass | Rock Paper Shotgun
- Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Broforce Forever, Everspace 2, A Short Hike, and More
- Xbox seemingly confirms consumer-friendly Starfield feature and cross-save support at launch | VG247
- PS5 Consoles Will Soon Support an 8TB SSD - IGN
- August 2023’s big video game releases: Baldur’s Gate 3, Madden 24 - Polygon
Streaming
- Kick Malware
Deals
- Free Play Days - WWE 2K23, Descenders, and Dragon Ball FighterZ - Xbox Wire
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
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2 hr 44 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #91 (07/20/2023)
Tech
- Twitter sues four unknown entities for 'unlawful data scraping' | Engadget
- ‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo - The Verge
- Peacock raises subscription prices for the first time | Engadget
- Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month
- Apple employee didn’t tell Google about exploit found in Chrome
- Apple says it would remove iMessage and FaceTime in the UK rather than break end-to-end encryption - 9to5Mac
Gaming
- Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb departs Microsoft after 22 years
- Starfield takes up a quarter of your Series S’ storage space | VG247
- Introducing Xbox Game Pass Core, Coming This September
- Here's July's next wave of Xbox Game Pass games | Eurogamer.net
- UK extends deadline for final decision on Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal | Eurogamer.net
- Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to October - The Verge
- FTC appeal denied, as Microsoft's Activision acquisition nears completion | Eurogamer.net
- Supreme Court Denies Gamers' Last Ditch Effort To Block Microsoft's Activision Acquisition - GameSpot
- 22 House Republicans Call on FTC to Drop Opposition to Xbox's Activision Blizzard Merger - IGN
- Blizzard PC games are coming to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2 - Polygon
- Sony agrees to a Call of Duty deal with Microsoft
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC specs and new features revealed – PlayStation.Blog
Streaming
- Logitech buys Stream Deck rival Loupedeck
Deals
- Free Play Days - PGA Tour 2K23, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Meet Your Maker, and TramSim - Xbox Wire
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
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2 hr 30 min - Tech Talk Thursdays June Recap
Join us as we recap the month of June!
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2 hr 57 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #90 (05/18/2023)
Tech
- Most states halt use of Google and Apple's COVID-19 exposure notification system
- TikTok ban: First US state approves bill with $10,000 fines - 9to5Mac
- iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training - The Verge
- Musk’s Tesla tweets to remain on SEC leash, court rules | Ars Technica
- Musk defends enabling Turkish censorship on Twitter, calling it his “choice”
- AI-Powered text-based video editing & more released for Adobe's Premiere Pro
- Wendy’s latest test will have robots deliver food orders through tunnels - The Verge
- OpenAI launches free ChatGPT app for iOS - The Verge
Gaming
- Steam Now Offers 90-Minute Game Trials, Starting With Dead Space - GameSpot
- Xbox Might Offer "Timed Slices" Of Games Or Games With Ads - GameSpot
- Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by EU regulators - The Verge
- Xbox Debuts PC Games to NVIDIA GeForce NOW Members Beginning Today
- Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: FIFA 23, Planet of Lana, Railway Empire 2, and More
- Humble Games Showcase 2023 Brings New Info On Stray Gods, Breeze In The Clouds, And More - GameSpot
Streaming
- Twitch launches new Alerts feature to personalize streams
Hardware/Software Updates
- PSA: Make Sure to Update, iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, and macOS 13.4 Address These Three Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities - MacRumors
Deals
- Free Play Days – XCOM 2, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Ultimate Edition, and Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition Xbox Series X|S - Xbox Wire
- Grab 8 Steam Games For Only $10 For A Limited Time - GameSpot
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
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2 hr 58 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #90 (05/18/2023)
Tech
- Most states halt use of Google and Apple's COVID-19 exposure notification system
- TikTok ban: First US state approves bill with $10,000 fines - 9to5Mac
- iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training - The Verge
- Musk’s Tesla tweets to remain on SEC leash, court rules | Ars Technica
- Musk defends enabling Turkish censorship on Twitter, calling it his “choice”
- AI-Powered text-based video editing & more released for Adobe's Premiere Pro
- Wendy’s latest test will have robots deliver food orders through tunnels - The Verge
- OpenAI launches free ChatGPT app for iOS - The Verge
Gaming
- Steam Now Offers 90-Minute Game Trials, Starting With Dead Space - GameSpot
- Xbox Might Offer "Timed Slices" Of Games Or Games With Ads - GameSpot
- Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by EU regulators - The Verge
- Xbox Debuts PC Games to NVIDIA GeForce NOW Members Beginning Today
- Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: FIFA 23, Planet of Lana, Railway Empire 2, and More
- Humble Games Showcase 2023 Brings New Info On Stray Gods, Breeze In The Clouds, And More - GameSpot
Streaming
- Twitch launches new Alerts feature to personalize streams
Hardware/Software Updates
- PSA: Make Sure to Update, iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, and macOS 13.4 Address These Three Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities - MacRumors
Deals
- Free Play Days – XCOM 2, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Ultimate Edition, and Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition Xbox Series X|S - Xbox Wire
- Grab 8 Steam Games For Only $10 For A Limited Time - GameSpot
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
If there are any topics you'd like to see covered, reach out to [email protected] or join the Discord at https://majors.house/discord
You can follow us at:
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Tech
- Buffett says Apple is the best business Berkshire owns; users would give up a 2nd car before iPhone
- Apple Announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad With Subscription Models - MacRumors
- Leaker claims Apple used 'multi-step sting' operation to identify and fire their source ahead of WWDC - 9to5Mac
- Twitter starts purging inactive accounts after quiet policy change | Ars Technica
- Elon Musk says a new Twitter CEO is starting in six weeks
- YouTube is testing blocking ad blockers
- Google is bringing Zoom, Teams and Webex meetings to Android Auto | Engadget
- Android ‘Find My Device network’ for trackers, headphones, more
- Google will mark its AI-generated images, show labels in Search
- Wendy's will use an AI chatbot based on Google's models to take your fast food orders
- Microsoft Workers Won't Get Annual Pay Bump Despite $18.3 Billion In Profit In Past 3 Months - GameSpot
- “Meaningful harm” from AI necessary before regulation, says Microsoft exec | Ars Technica
Gaming
- Xbox Series X|S Storage Cards Are Finally Getting Less Expensive - GameSpot
- Xbox Game Pass Hurts Sales, Says Dev Behind Xbox Game Pass Title - GameSpot
- Ubisoft customer service layoffs see up to 60 lose jobs | Eurogamer.net
- Summer Game Fest touting "40+ partners" including PlayStation and Xbox | Eurogamer.net
- The Asus ROG Ally is coming June 13 for $699.99
- How the Asus ROG Ally stacks up to the Steam Deck and other gaming PCs - Polygon
Streaming
- Twitch made it easier to edit clips for TikTok and YouTube Shorts
Hardware/Software Updates
- The Xbox May Update is Rolling Out
Deals
- Free Play Days - Just Die Already, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Hunting Simulator 2, and Overcooked! All You Can Eat - Xbox Wire
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
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3 hr 26 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #88 (05/04/2023)
Tech
- You can now use passkeys to sign into your Google Account
- Study reveals top 20 most used passwords; 83% can be cracked in a second - 9to5Mac
- T-Mobile discloses its second data breach of 2023 - The Verge
- Elon Musk reportedly threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter account due to inactivity | Engadget
- Twitter just realized it was dumb to cut off automated public service tweets | Ars Technica
- Hollywood writers to strike over low wages caused by streaming boom. - The Verge
- 'Godfather of AI' leaves Google amid ethical concerns
- Discord is growing up, so everyone needs to pick a new username
Gaming
- Unity cuts 8 percent of its workforce in latest round of layoffs | Engadget
- EA admits Star Wars Jedi: Survivor ‘isn’t performing to our standards’ on PCs - The Verge
- Nvidia Stands Up For Microsoft After UK Blocks Activision Merger - GameSpot
- Microsoft announces next wave of Xbox and PC Game Pass games | Eurogamer.net
- Invite Your Friends and Play Together - Announcing Game Pass' New Friend Referral Program - Xbox Wire
- Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct dated for June 11
Streaming
- OBS Studio 29.1 Released With AV1/HEVC Streaming Over Enhanced RTMP - Phoronix
Hardware/Software Updates
- Apple Releases Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.4.1 and macOS 13.3.1 - MacRumors
- Android 13 with May security patch live, download Pixel OTA image now
Deals
- Free Play Days – Golf With Your Friends, Turbo Golf Racing, Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, and For the King - Xbox Wire
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
If there are any topics you'd like to see covered, reach out to [email protected] or join the Discord at https://majors.house/discord
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3 hr 26 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #87 (04/20/2023)
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
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
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2 hr 55 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #86 (04/13/2023)
Tech
- AI can crack most passwords faster than you can read this article | PCWorld
- Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype | Ars Technica
- “A really big deal”—Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model | Ars Technica
- Tesla sued after report that workers shared invasive images from car cameras | Ars Technica
- NPR quits Twitter, says Musk-led platform is “undermining our credibility” | Ars Technica
- PBS also stops tweeting after being hit with ‘Government-funded Media’ label - The Verge
- Rivian CEO attempts to justify why the company refuses to offer CarPlay
- The NYPD is bringing back its robot dog - The Verge
- Warren Buffett: 'If someone offered you $10000 to never buy an iPhone again, you wouldn't take it'
Gaming
- How Classified Pentagon Documents Spread Through a Minecraft Discord Server - IGN
- National Guard member arrested for leaking classified documents on Discord - The Verge
- Redfall locked to 30fps on Xbox Series X/S at launch | Eurogamer.net
- Ubisoft+ Multi Access Available Now on Xbox
- Ubisoft Explains Why Ubisoft+ Can Succeed Without Being Bundled With Game Pass - GameSpot
- Valve is about to slash the file sizes of the Steam Deck's SSD-hogging shader caches in half | PC Gamer
Hardware/Software Updates
- Apple Releases iOS 16.4.1 With Fixes For Siri Response Issues and Other Bugs - MacRumors
- PSA: iOS 16.4.1 and macOS 13.3.1 patch two ‘actively exploited’ security vulnerabilities - 9to5Mac
- Apple Releases iOS 15.7.5, macOS 11.7.6 and macOS 12.6.5 with Security Improvements - MacRumors
- Android 13 with April security patch live, download Pixel OTA image now
- The Xbox April Update is Rolling Out Soon
Deals
- Doom Eternal and Wolfenstein lead PS Plus Extra games coming in April
- Free Play Days – Them’s Fightin’ Herds and Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - Xbox Wire
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
If there are any topics you'd like to see covered, reach out to [email protected] or join the Discord at https://majors.house/discord
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3 hr 25 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #85 (04/06/2023)
Tech
- General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay Starting This Year in EV Transition - MacRumors
- Twitter takes its algorithm ‘open-source,’ as Elon Musk promised - The Verge
- Twitter designates NPR as 'US state-affiliated media' | Engadget
- Tesla worker who rejected $15M award in racism case has payout cut to $3M | Ars Technica
- Court rules Elon Musk broke federal labor law with 2018 tweet | Engadget
- Musk revokes NYT’s Twitter badge after news org refused to pay $1K a month | Ars Technica
- Hackers exploit WordPress plugin flaw that gives full control of millions of sites | Ars Technica
- Western Digital's My Cloud goes down after hack | PCWorld
- Samsung discontinues updates for Galaxy S10 series and more
Gaming
- Sega releases free Sonic the Hedgehog murder mystery game on Steam - Polygon
- Asus takes on the Steam Deck with new ROG Ally handheld
- Steam Deck compatibility not a priority for The Last of Us Part 1 | Eurogamer.net
- Cheaper Xbox expandable storage cards are on the way - The Verge
- Xbox unveils 'sustainable' Remix Special Edition wireless controller | Eurogamer.net
- Microsoft announces April Xbox Game Pass games | Eurogamer.net
- April's Game Pass leavers include Life Is Strange: True Colors and The Long Dark | Rock Paper Shotgun
- Quantum Break Temporarily Removed From Xbox Game Pass, But It's Coming Back - GameSpot
- Pokémon Stadium is coming to Nintendo Switch Online next week — but with a catch
- Amazon lays off more than 100 employees across its gaming divisions | Engadget
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor PC Specs Confirmed, 155GB Free Space Required
Deals
- Free Play Days – PGA Tour 2K23, Black Desert, Bravery and Greed, and The Elder Scrolls Online - Xbox Wire
Please check out the shows live on Twitch, Thursday at 8:00pm ET!
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