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March 14, 2025Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #136 (03/13/2025)
Tech
Western Digital Has Reportedly Bid Farewell To The SSD Market; SanDisk Will Now Be Responsible For Existing & Future Products
Apple must allow app sideloading in Brazil within 90 days, judge orders
Elon Musk says a 'massive cyberattack' is to blame for X being down
Reddit Is Restricting Luigi Mangione Discourse—but It's Even Weirder Than That
Telecom tells employees they won’t get bonuses if they don’t follow RTO policy - Ars Technica

Gaming
New Copilot for Gaming Aims to Save You Time, Help You Get Good - Xbox Wire
Ori, No Rest for the Wicked studio goes 'fully independent' in aftermath of Private Division closure | Eurogamer.net
Monopoly Go maker buying Pokémon Go for $3.5bn | Eurogamer.net
SAG-AFTRA actors' strike set to continue, as union warns of "alarming loopholes" for "AI abuse" in latest proposal | Eurogamer.net
Two Zenless Zone Zero actors lose jobs over AI dispute without notice, finding out alongside players | Eurogamer.net
Parents "not comfortable" about children's safety shouldn't let them play Roblox, company boss says | Eurogamer.net
Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Support Steam Deck At Release, Ubisoft Confirms - GameSpot
We all know thick thighs save lives, but they also do well during recession depression, according to Atelier Yumia producer | VG247

Hardware/Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 18.3.2 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors

Deals
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for March: UFC 5, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions and more
The Steam Spring Sale 2025 is here

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March 07, 2025Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #135 (03/06/2025)
Tech
Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e's Lack of MagSafe Charging - MacRumors
Apple is now fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts
Everything Apple announced since its last event
Samsung will finally release Android 15 for Galaxy devices in April, nearly 6 months late
Skype is shutting down soon, Microsoft pushing users to Teams - 9to5Mac
Digg is returning thanks to Digg and Reddit co-founders Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian
YouTube's new Premium Lite offers ad-free viewing on most videos for $8 per month
Facebook scammers want you to think Elon Musk can cure diabetes
Tapbots Making 'Phoenix' App for Bluesky - MacRumors
Brace yourself for Discord to get worse: Reports swirl that the company is in talks with bankers about opening itself up to shareholders | PC Gamer

Gaming
AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling is exclusive to 90-series Radeon GPUs, won’t work on other cards - Ars Technica
Split Fiction PC specs revealed, and it's Steam Deck Verified | Eurogamer.net
Watch out, Monster Hunter Wilds has a progress-breaking bug
Acclaim Is Coming Back As Game Publisher Focused On Reviving Classic Franchises - GameSpot
More layoffs at PlayStation following live-service cancellations | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates
Sony's PS3 gets new system software update, 19 years after release | Eurogamer.net

Deals
Tunic And Octodad Headline Huge LA Fire-Relief Bundle - GameSpot
Here's our first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for March | Eurogamer.net
Prime Gaming's March freebies include Saints Row: The Third and Mafia II remasters

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February 21, 2025Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #134 (02/20/2025)
Tech
Apple Announces iPhone 16e With A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Pricing Starts at $599 - MacRumors
Apple Unveils 'C1' as First Custom Cellular Modem - MacRumors
iPhone 16e Doesn't Have MagSafe - MacRumors
Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years
Apple Discontinues iPhone SE - MacRumors
Apple Discontinues iPhone 14 and 14 Plus - MacRumors
Apple currently only able to detect Pegasus spyware in half of infected iPhones
Open source non-profit platform Codeberg "suffering from hate campaigns due to far-right forces" | GamingOnLinux
Reddit paywall plans now confirmed by Huffman - 9to5Mac
X is blocking Signal links, likely over DOGE whistleblowers - 9to5Mac

Gaming
DICE Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List - IGN
Marvel Rivals Devs Laid Off Despite The Game's Huge Success - GameSpot
Marvel Rivals publisher NetEase responds to shocking layoffs, claims they were to "optimise development efficiency" | Eurogamer.net
GTA 5 gets new PC version that adds PS5 and Xbox Series X/S features for free | Eurogamer.net

Content Creation
Twitch streamers' uploads and highlights can no longer exceed 100 hours

Deals
Here's all the Steam Sales and Fests for 2025 | GamingOnLinux

Managing Mayhem
Pontificating on Plex or Sayounara Spotify

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February 14, 2025Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #133 (02/13/2025)
Tech

US senator wants to fine and jail those who use DeepSeek and other Chinese AIs

TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app

Android users who want TikTok would be best advised to copy iPhone users

Workday lays off 1,750 employees, citing demand for AI

Amazon faces new union test in North Carolina | CNN Business

Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program - Ars Technica

New York metro transit systems add on-demand sign language interpreters

Google I/O 2025 set for May 20-21

Gaming

State of Play February 2025: all announcements, trailers – PlayStation.Blog

Sony has spilled the beans on what caused the PSN outage, and thrown in some free PSN sub to those affected | VG247

Capcom extends next Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test weekend due to PSN Outage

Nvidia GeForce Now is currently sold out — here's when it's coming back

Nintendo patent confirms Joy-Con mouse functionality rumored for Switch 2

Bandai Namco has lost or laid off over 100 staff since April with little fanfare | VG247

Crysis 4 put "on hold" as developer Crytek is next studio hit by layoffs | Eurogamer.net

Unity continues laying off staff as troubles continue | GamingOnLinux

Destiny 2: Heresy launching with missing voice lines due to SAG-AFTRA strike | Eurogamer.net

"The executives of our company did not protect us": Activision Blizzard workers hit back at claim harassment lawsuits were "fake" | Eurogamer.net

Harrison Ford praises Troy Baker's Indiana Jones: "it didn't take AI to do it" | Eurogamer.net

Fans React to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl PlayStation Easter Egg - IGN

Hardware/Software Updates

Apple Releases iOS 18.3.1 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors

Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.3.1 Includes Fix for Actively Exploited Vulnerability - MacRumors

Bug in macOS and iOS updates re-enables Apple Intelligence for some who'd opted out

Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 - MacRumors

Deals

Prime Gaming's February freebies include BioShock Infinite and Wolfenstein: Youngblood

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for February: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, TopSpin 2K25, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 1 and more

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January 24, 2025Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #132 (01/23/2025)
Tech
Dozens of subreddits are banning links to X - The Verge

China suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all

Meta will lay off more ‘low-performers,’ says CEO Mark Zuckerberg - The Verge

Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed

A major data broker hack may have leaked precise location info for millions - The Verge

AT&T pulls its 5G internet service in NY over new affordable internet law - The Verge

Netflix is raising prices again, as the standard plan goes up to $17.99

Apple Intelligence is enabled by default in iOS 18.3 - The Verge

Gaming
GDC's State of the Games Industry survey says one in ten respondents laid off in 2024 | Eurogamer.net

PowerWash Sim kills off VR support in bid to provide "job security" for the team | Eurogamer.net

New Square Enix harassment policy includes potential legal action against gamers who harass its employees

Microsoft reportedly makes "small" number of further layoffs across divisions including gaming | Eurogamer.net

The numbers have been crunched, and PC Game Pass got almost $5,000 in new games during 2024 | VG247

Introducing More Ways for Players to Repair their Xbox Consoles, Reduce Waste and Save Energy

Xbox adding support for larger external storage beyond current limit | Eurogamer.net

Everything announced at the Xbox Developer Direct showcase

Awesome Games Done Quick raises another $2.5 million for a cancer nonprofit

Insomniac Games boss Ted Price is retiring - The Verge

Palworld maker Pocketpair to publish Tales of Kenzera studio's next game | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates
NVIDIA release new GPU driver updates for Linux and Windows after announcing security issues | GamingOnLinux

Deals
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January: God of War Ragnarök, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand, and more

Coming to Game Pass: Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, Citizen Sleeper 2, and More - Xbox Wire

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January 11, 2025Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #131 (01/09/2025)
Tech
John Deere says its self-driving tractors and trucks will help address labor shortages - The Verge

Microsoft Says AI Will Lead To Job Losses, Invests $80 Billion In The Tech - GameSpot

Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’

Meta is ditching third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Instagram

Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs - The Verge
Gaming
NVIDIA DLSS 4 is coming to all RTX GPUs

Historical Palestinian game Dreams on a Pillow surpasses funding goal

Nintendo Switch Cartridges Are Being Replaced With Googly Eyes - GameSpot

Marvel Rivals team issue a statement on recent bans for Steam Deck and macOS players | GamingOnLinux

Nvidia is bringing a native GeForce Now app to Steam Deck - The Verge

Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April - The Verge

Lenovo Legion Go S official: $499 buys the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheld - The Verge

Stellar Blade Dev Is Doing So Well It’s Given All 311 Staff a PS5 Pro and $3,400 Bonus - IGN

Coming Soon to Game Pass: Diablo, EA Sports UFC 5, and More - Xbox Wire
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Apple Releases iOS 18.2.1 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors

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November 22, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #130 (11/21/2024)
Tech
Razzlekhan, crypto’s most embarrassing rapper, is going to prison - The Verge

Amazon and SpaceX attack US labor watchdog in court - The Verge

X adds Twitch to its advertising boycott lawsuit
Apple Adds iPhone XS Max and More to Vintage/Obsolete Product Lists - MacRumors
Microsoft made a $349 hardware client to connect to Cloud PCs

Porch pirates appear to be accessing AT&T data to track iPhone deliveries

Trump names commission member Brendan Carr as FCC chairman

Gaming
The Game Awards announces Game of the Year 2024 nominees

Devs of chill arcade freeriding game SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding use the Steam Deck as their performance target | GamingOnLinux
SteamWorld Creators Announce Incoming Layoffs And Focus On Third-Party Games - GameSpot

Unknown 9: Awakening developers report layoffs | Eurogamer.net

Xbox cloud streaming expands beyond Game Pass to games you own - The Verge

Content Creation
Twitch faces boycott calls after labelling 'Zionist' hate speech

Hardware/Software Updates
Apple releases iOS 18.1.1 with ‘important security fixes’ for iPhone - 9to5Mac

Apple releases macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 with security fixes - 9to5Mac

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November 15, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #129 (11/14/2024)
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Black people across the country have been getting racist texts about slave plantations

Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark - The Verge

Bluesky apparently acted up today because of a cut fiber cable - The Verge

Stopping the TikTok ban is reportedly a Trump priority - 9to5Mac

Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverter - The Verge

Apple Releases iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Parts for Do-It-Yourself Repairs - MacRumors

A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones - The Verge

These are the passwords you definitely shouldn’t be using - The Verge

Amazon can’t force employees into anti-unionization meetings

23andMe is ending its cancer research program and slashing over 200 jobs - The Verge

AMD lays off 4 percent of its global workforce

The Onion just bought Infowars - The Verge

Gaming
Hundreds of ZeniMax workers strike over Microsoft outsourcing, remote work policies | Eurogamer.net

Discord leaker Jack Teixeira gets 15-year sentence for sharing classified documents

Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for | GamingOnLinux

Valve accused of "allowing the proliferation of hate" as report finds 1.8m instances of extremist or hateful content on Steam | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates
Nvidia’s new app replacement for GeForce Experience is now out of beta - The Verge

Deals
Nintendo Officially Announces Black Friday Switch Deals for 2024 - IGN

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October 18, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #128 (10/17/2024)
Tech
Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs

Brazilian police arrested the hacker who stole everyone’s SSN - The Verge

You'll soon be able to safely and easily move your passkeys between password managers

Apple Pay now works with third-party iOS and desktop browsers

Google strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data centers

Automattic offered employees another chance to quit over WordPress drama

Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more - The Verge

Gaming
Discord Battles MapleStory Publisher Nexon Over Piracy Claims | PCMag

Pokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data" | Eurogamer.net

Try "hundreds of amazing demos of games that haven't even released yet" in Steam Next Fest | Eurogamer.net

Everything announced at Microsoft’s Xbox Partner Preview

Activision Confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Preload and Global Launch Times, PC System Requirements, and 102 GB Storage Requirement - IGN

Riot makes more cuts, this time to crown jewel League of Legends

Don't Nod Announces Layoffs That Could Impact Up to 69 Workers - IGN

Former PlayStation exec says there's a "collapse of creativity" in the industry | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates
Google launches Android 15, rolling out now to Pixel

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October 11, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #127 (10/10/2024)
Tech
WordPress co-founder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him - The Verge

Mastodon switches things up to make its app a little easier to use - The Verge

Violent threats against FEMA swirl on social media - The Verge

Porsche to recall over 27,000 EVs in US over battery short circuit risk - The Verge

Geico insists it ‘has coverage’ for the Cybertruck after owners complain of dropped policies - The Verge

Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers - The Verge

MoneyGram hack – includes SSNs and photo ID for some customers; Comcast too

Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data

The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacks

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement after multiple data breaches

Apple Hosts Secretive Conferences to Teach Law Enforcement How to Better Use iPhone, CarPlay and Vision Pro for Police Work
Gaming
Elden Ring developer FromSoftware announces salary increase of 12% | Eurogamer.net

Rime developer Tequila Works lays off staff as part of studio restructure | Eurogamer.net

Starship Troopers VR Dev Suffers Layoffs Amid 'Challenging VR Gaming Market' - IGN

Star Citizen developer mandates 7-day work weeks, with no promise of overtime pay

Genshin Impact Update 5.1 Lacks English Voice-Over as Video Game Voice Acting Strike Continues - IGN

Palworld PS5 release finally available in Japan, despite looming Nintendo lawsuit | Eurogamer.net

Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release | VG247

Halo developer 343 Industries rebrands, confirms multiple new games | Eurogamer.net

iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia Introduce Support for Wired Xbox Controllers - MacRumors
Content Creation
Kamala Harris' Twitch account streamed Tim Waltz rally alongside live WoW gameplay
Hardware/Software Updates
Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately
Deals
Amazon Prime 'free' games for October include BioShock Remastered, Doom Eternal and A Plague Tale: Innocence

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