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- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #44 (11/04/2021)
Tech
- Facebook's parent company is now named Meta
- Facebook is dropping the Oculus name after rebrand
- Facebook Shuttering Facial Recognition System, Will Delete Data From Over a Billion Users
- Meta: Facebook Facial Recognition Shut Down But May Return On-Device
- Super Follow now available to all iOS users; Twitter Blue detailed
- Cricket Wireless Removes 8Mbps Speed Cap on Select Plans, Adds 5G Access to All Plans
- Zoom launches ‘pilot program’ to test showing ads to free users
- NSO – whose Pegasus spyware hacks iPhones – officially named by US as a national security risk
- Yes, a literal truck heist over GPUs did just happen
Gaming
- EA says NFTs will be an "important part about the future of our industry" • Eurogamer.net
- Ubisoft takes aim at blockchain games to 'enable more play-to-earn' opportunities
- Ubisoft workers demand swifter action from leadership after Activision concedes to employee demands
- M1 Max games test shows it equals or beats popular PC gaming rig
- Microsoft and Sega team for “Super Game” project
- Microsoft Says Its Metaverse Will Include Xbox Gaming
- Roblox CEO explains three-day outage of game service
- Jen Oneal leaves Blizzard co-leader role, Mike Ybarra becomes sole boss
- Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser pleads guilty • Eurogamer.net
- Netflix launches Android games globally, with downloadable titles included in your subscription
Streaming
- Twitch tests paid boost feature, despite negative feedback from streamers
- Twitch makes change to banning, then changes its mind
- Twitch money-laundering scheme triggers call for investigation from Turkish politician
- Twitch launches new category for animal streams
- YouTube to add Twitch-like ‘Gifted Memberships’ and ‘Live Redirect’ for streams
Software/Hardware Updates
- Android 12 November security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live
Deals
- Prime Gaming Free Games for November 2021
- Xbox Games with Gold for November have been announced
- Forza Horizon 5 Races Onto Xbox Game Pass This Month Alongside It Takes Two And More
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3 hr 40 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #43 (10/21/2021)
Tech
- Apple Releases Polishing Cloth for $19
- Fake YouTube Apple event stream draws 30k viewers before turning into crypto scam
- Governments planned to misuse CSAM scanning tech even before Apple’s announcement
- Google’s Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are finally official with bigger batteries, upgraded cameras, and Android 12
- Everything You Need to Know About ‘Pixel Pass’
- Introducing Android™ Apps on Windows 11 to Windows Insiders
- Tesla debuts new car insurance that uses Texans' real-time driving behavior
- Facebook plans to change company name to focus on the metaverse
- Netflix just fired the organizer of the trans employee walkout
- Netflix boss claims violent videogames prove Dave Chappelle's latest standup special is harmless
Gaming
- Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Pricing Revealed
- Company that told Sony "go ahead, sue us" pulls replacement PS5 plates from sale, says Sony threatened to sue them
- Company that told Sony "go ahead, sue us" defiant in the face of legal threat, sells new PS5 plate design
- New 2TB and 512GB Seagate Storage Expansion Cards for Xbox Series X|S
- Valve Launches "Steam Deck Verified" Program For Games That Run Well On The Steam Deck
- 'Batman: Arkham Knight' available w/ Stadia streaming tech
- Dead By Daylight's Hellraiser models are now an NFT
- More than 20 Activision Blizzard staff have now "exited" company since sexual harassment lawsuit became public
- Activision Blizzard want lawsuit paused over conflict of interest
Streaming
- Twitch data leak reveals remnants of previous “Urgent Pizza” hacking incident
- Twitch had a 'do not ban' list to keep big-time streamers from being suspended for 'something dumb'
- Twitch says passwords were not exposed in last week's massive security breach
- Updates on the Twitch Security Incident
- Twitch is trialling a feature that lets you rewind livestreams
Software/Hardware Updates
- Android 12 is Live, OTA Rolling Out to Pixel Phones
- There's a new PS5 firmware update
- Nvidia releases firmware update to let you get into your BIOS again
- The fixes for the Windows 11 bugs that were hurting AMD Ryzen performance are now live
Deals
- Outriders is coming to PC Game Pass this week
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3 hr 29 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #42 (10/14/2021)
FYI: This is an Animal Crossing episode. Needless to say, there will be plenty of distractions in between news stories!
Tech
- Shareholders have pressured Microsoft into re-thinking its approach to right to repair
- Updated burning tool makes it easy to ignore Windows 11 system requirements
- Microsoft has crushed the worst DDoS attack its Azure servers have ever encountered
- Data breach sees millions of Acer customers' data being sold by hackers
- New study reveals the top problems people face with Apple products in each state
- The USB-C iPhone becomes a reality thanks to a robotics engineer
- Apple Says iOS is Safer Than Android Because Sideloading Apps Isn't Allowed
- Facebook adds new ‘Audio’ tab with podcasts, live audio, more
- Facebook's latest effort to curtail leaks immediately leaked
- Twitter is testing inserting ads into conversations on iOS
- ‘Pixel Pass’ Monthly Subscription Gets You Pixel Phone, Fi, and Google Services for Fixed Price
- Google AI department sued for using the health data of 1.6 million NHS patients
- Verizon Visible hack sees iPhone 13 orders placed fraudulently
- Intel confirms it won't limit cryptocurrency mining on its new Alchemist graphics cards
- Latest Nvidia drivers cull support for Kepler and Windows 7/8
Gaming
- GOG pulls Hitman from its own store, admits it shouldn't have released it in its current form
- Activision-Blizzard lawsuits in chaos as federal agency accuses California's DFEH of ethics violations
- Now a union has objected to Activision Blizzard's settlement too
- Activision unveils Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty
- Cheat Maker Is Not Afraid of Call of Duty’s New Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat
- Epic Games now credits Among Us' Innersloth as inspiration for Fortnite's Impostors Mode
- Fortnite backtracks and teases an Among Us crossover
- Google countersues Epic Games for ‘willfully’ breaching Play Store contract w/ Fortnite stunt
- NFL coach Jon Gruden to be removed from Madden NFL 22
- Audio Radar peripheral allows deaf and hard of hearing players to see sounds
Streaming
- Twitch defaced with pictures of Jeff Bezos
Software/Hardware Updates
- Apple releasing iOS 15.0.2 with fixes for AirTag, MagSafe, and more
- The first Windows 11 update doesn't address AMD Ryzen bugs; fixes coming soon
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3 hr 9 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #41 (10/07/2021)
Tech
- Storage study finds SSDs might not be much more reliable than HDDs after all
- Apple TV+ 'Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' to air on PBS on October 24
- Paddle unveils 'first alternative' to Apple's App Store In ... - 9to5Mac
- A memory leak in Windows 11's File Explorer is holding users' RAM hostage
- Windows 11 Killer networking bug may slow connection speeds in some games
- Google turning on 2-step verification (2SV) for 150 million more accounts by the end of 2021
- Facebook outage caused by a single mistake; has huge implications
- Google’s 8.8.8.8 DNS service slows down amid massive Facebook outage
- 4 takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony
- Facebook runs the coward’s playbook to smear the whistleblower
Gaming
- Windows 11 will hobble gaming performance by default on some prebuilt PCs
- New Seagate 512 GB Xbox Series X|S storage cards leak via US retail promos
- Sony is halting card and PayPal payments on the PS3 and Vita stores later this month
Streaming
- The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked | VGC
- Twitch in crisis as it blames server error for massive data breach
- Security experts aghast at the scale of Twitch hack - PC Gamer
- StreamElements launch second Creator Diversity Program
Software/Hardware Updates
- Apple Releases iOS 15.0.1 With Fix for Apple Watch Unlocking Bug on iPhone 13 Models
- AMD's new GPU driver promises big gains in Far Cry 6
- Windows 11 is out now and ready for you to download
- New PS5 firmware update does the you know what | VG247
Deals
- Back 4 Blood, Destiny 2: Beyond Light for PC, and more coming to Xbox Game Pass
- Ubisoft giving away the original Ghost Recon free
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3 hr 27 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #40 (09/30/2021)
Tech
- Twitter to Pay $809.5 Million to Settle Investor Class-Action Lawsuit
- Amazon Drivers Are Punished When Other People Cut Them Off: Report
- Microsoft really doesn't want you installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
- The release version of Windows 11 is now available to everyone in the Insider program
- Windows Microsoft Store Adds Support for Alternate App Stores Like Epic Games
- NBC tried to force YouTube TV to bundle Peacock into customers’ monthly payment
- Spotify Acknowledges Battery Drain Issues on iOS 14.8 and iOS 15, Promises Fix Soon
- AirTags can be weaponized by injecting code; Apple says fix on the way
- Security researcher accuses Apple of ignoring multiple iOS 15 zero-day vulnerabilities
- Apple Apologizes to Researcher for Ignoring iOS Vulnerabilities, Says It's 'Still Investigating'
- Students who grew up with search engines might change STEM education forever
Gaming
- Battlefield 2042 open beta begins next week
- Xbox Insiders can now stream cloud games to their consoles
- Netflix has acquired Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
- This $40 Trojan virus is a reminder to two-factor all your gaming accounts
Streaming
- Securing your Chat with Phone and Email Verification
Deals
- Xbox Game Pass gets Marvel's Avengers this week
- Scarlet Nexus coming to Xbox Game Pass today
- Xbox Games with Gold October lineup announced
- PlayStation Plus games for October: Hell Let Loose, PGA Tour 2K21, Mortal Kombat X
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3 hr 40 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #39 (09/16/2021)
Tech
- Everything Announced at Today's Apple Event
- Apple fires engineering manager Ashley Gjøvik for allegedly violating company’s rules
- Epic vs Apple ruling revealed: Apple must allow App Store devs to redirect users to other payment systems
- Epic appeals Apple verdict, ponders meaning of the word 'button'
- iPhone exploit sold to United Arab Emirates by mercenaries working for US firm
- London police chief uses 9/11 to attack end-to-end encrypted messaging
- EXPRESSVPN JUST GOT SUPERFISH-Y
- Discord funding round values it at an eye-popping $15 billion
Gaming
- Linux 5.15 update brings plenty of improvements for AMD hardware and the Steam Deck
- Windows 10 Xbox app gets Game Pass cloud streaming today
- Activision Blizzard accused of committing labor violations to stop employees from talking about labor violations
- 'God of War: Ragnarok' Shows How Games Can Get Black Hair Right
Streaming
- Twitch Sues Users Over Alleged ‘Hate Raids’ Against Streamers
Software/Hardware Updates
- Apple releases watchOS 7.6.2 with important security update
- Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.6 With Security Fixes
- Apple Releases iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 With Security Updates
- PS5 September System Software Update Launches Globally Tomorrow
- AMD Radeon Software update simplifies overclocking, brings Smart Access Memory to older GPUs
- Nintendo Switch updated with the ability to pair AirPods and other Bluetooth headphones
Deals
- Xbox Game Pass Is Adding 13 Games, Including Sable And Subnautica: Below Zero
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2 hr 58 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #38 (09/09/2021)Tech
- Facebook Apologizes After A.I. Puts ‘Primates’ Label on Video of Black Men
- ProtonMail under fire after giving authorities an activist's IP address
- National Privacy Test shows Americans 2nd-most privacy savvy, after Germans
- Twitter testing the ability to remove followers without blocking them
- Apple and Norfolk State University team up to deploy 5G iPad Pro and accessories to all students
Gaming- Ex-Tripwire CEO asks fans to continue supporting their games after exit following comments on abortion ban
- The Steam Deck won’t actually run your entire Steam library, Proton president reminds everyone
- Respawn moves to reassure concerned Titanfall 2 players after security vulnerability reports cause panic
- CD Projekt Fail uses Kickstarter to fund their newest Witcher game
Software/Hardware Updates- The September Google Pixel Update is Here
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2 hr 43 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #37 (09/02/2021)
This week, we have a frank and honest discussion on why it isn't so easy to just leave Twitch.
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3 hr 25 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #36 (08/19/2021)Tech
- Facebook adds end-to-end encryption to audio and video calls in Messenger
- 100M T-Mobile customers at risk from 'full personal data' hack
- T-Mobile hack confirmed, carrier says 47.8M records taken; not just customers
- Gigabyte responds to failing PSU reports: adjusts overpower protection and offers exchanges
- Google unveils $449 Pixel 5a with 5G: 6.34" OLED, big battery, IP67, & coated metal unibody
- Apple Card to lose its magnetic stripe as Mastercard opts for Apple Pay and contactless future
- Home invasion: Apple Watch rescue call doesn't quite go to plan
- Check Apple CSAM claims, says Corellium, offering to pay
- Apple selects 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses to join its Impact Accelerator program
Gaming- Roblox now owns online communications platform Guilded
- Nvidia's mining limiter hacked: LHR GPUs now 70% effective
- Phil Spencer Impressed With Steam Deck, Confirms xCloud Functionality
- Riot misled staff about their right to speak out on harassment and discrimination, California says
Software/Hardware Updates- AMD's newest GPU drivers reduce power usage in YouTube, but only at 4K
Deals- Xbox Game Pass Adding 9 New Games, Starting Today
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4 hr 10 min - Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #35 (08/12/2021)Tech
- Privacy Whistleblower Edward Snowden and EFF Slam Apple's Plans to Scan Messages and iCloud Images
- Apple CSAM FAQ addresses misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning
- Apple call center workers fear AI-powered surveillance cameras in their homes
- Apple bans internal employee surveys on pay equity and more
- Asus is rolling out BIOS updates to alleviate likely Windows 11 upgrade headaches
- Twitter rolling out design updates including new font, color changes, and more
- Discord Malware is a persistent and growing threat warns Sophos
Gaming- Coca-Cola temporarily cans Overwatch League support amid discrimination lawsuit
- Valve is creating a Steam Deck API for devs to quickly optimise games
- Google considered buying Epic Games when the two clashed over Fortnite
- Xbox Cloud Gaming launches in beta form on PC for Game Pass Ultimate members
- Microsoft contributes to USC Games’ Lawson fund for Black and indigenous students
- Unity will acquire streaming tech firm Parsec for $320M
Streaming- Twitch streamers will now get more insight into their suspensions
- After a flood of 'hate-raiding', Twitch responds to calls to do more for marginalized streamers
Software/Hardware Updates- Nvidia's new GPU driver primes your PC for Naraka: Bladepoint and Back 4 Blood
- Apple releases macOS 11.5.2 with bug fixes
Deals- Stardew Valley, Aragami 2, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Evil Genius 2 coming to Xbox Game Pass
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