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September 07, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #123 (09/05/2024)
Tech
Judge orders X ban in Brazil - The Verge
Bluesky added 2 million new users in a week following Brazil's X ban
Meta shouldn’t remove ‘from the river to the sea’ as hate speech, says Oversight Board - The Verge

The Internet Archive loses its appeal of ebook copyright case ruling

Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics | Ars Technica

Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations | Ars Technica
Gaming
Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon lays off staff ahead of the game's release in October | Eurogamer.net

Rocksteady hit by layoffs after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League underperforms | Eurogamer.net

Here's what was most popular on Steam Deck through August 2024 | GamingOnLinux

Acer’s first handheld gaming PC is the Nitro Blaze - The Verge

Acer's Project DualPlay is a truly wild gaming laptop with a built-in controller

"Ask Xbox why they haven't answered us for two months" - Enotria: The Last Song's Xbox version is delayed indefinitely, with devs citing lack of Microsoft comms | VG247
Wahey, Enotria: The Last Song devs confirm they're now "working closely" with Microsoft to bring the soulslike to Xbox "ASAP" | VG247
Xbox Game Pass titles for September include big rigs in space | Eurogamer.net

An important update on Concord – PlayStation.Blog

Balatro is going to mobile devices
Deals
MSI Has the Only 2TB PS5 SSD for Under $100 - IGN

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August 23, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #122 (08/22/2024)
Tech
Data leak affecting everyone in the US, UK, and Canada even worse than we thought

Microsoft’s Recall AI feature won’t be available for Windows testers until October - The Verge

Finally! Windows will let your webcam work in multiple apps at once | PCWorld

Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week - The Verge

Chick-fil-A is reportedly launching a streaming service for some reason - The Verge

Western Digital's New 8TB PS5 SSD Is Very Expensive (Understatement) - GameSpot

DeepMind workers urge Google to drop military contracts

X is closing its operations in Brazil immediately, but its service will remain live for users
Gaming
The big games, reveals, and trailers from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024

Xbox boss Phil Spencer addresses Indiana Jones PS5 launch news by saying Xbox "is a business" | Eurogamer.net

Microsoft’s new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier is now available to test for $1 - The Verge

Microsoft’s white Xbox Series X and 2TB special edition model launching in October - The Verge

Microsoft’s new Xbox Adaptive Joystick puts accessibility at the center - The Verge

8BitDo Launches Official Xbox And PC Accessibility Controller With Unique Design And Friendly Price - GameSpot

Video game actors call for better transparency around "disgusting" mocap work not disclosed in advance | Eurogamer.net

Black Myth: Wukong Marketing Team Offers Content Creators a Steam Key — but Bans ‘Feminist Propaganda’ and All Talk of Covid - IGN
Content Creation
Twitch is upping subscription prices on mobile - The Verge
Hardware/Software Updates
Time to update Chrome (again) to patch another zero-day exploit | PCWorld

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2h 46min
August 09, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #121 (08/08/2024)
Tech
Intel extends Core chip warranty to soothe customers | PCWorld

OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it | Ars Technica

Hack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a podcast

X files antitrust lawsuit against advertisers over ‘illegal boycott’ - The Verge
Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X | Ars Technica
X is reportedly closing its San Francisco office

WTF? Hackers can downgrade your Windows PC to reopen old security flaws

Microsoft says Delta ignored Satya Nadella’s offer of CrowdStrike help - The Verge

Massive 8TB SD cards, 16TB portable SSDs are right around the corner | PCWorld
Gaming
Here's the most popular Steam Deck games for July 2024 | GamingOnLinux

Switch Is Very Close To Matching Lifetime PS2 Sales In The US - GameSpot

Game Informer is shutting down - The Verge

UK actors' union Equity introduces minimum rates to address "systemic low pay" for video game performers | Eurogamer.net
Content Creation
MrBeast blames terrible Beast Games conditions on the CrowdStrike outage - The Verge

Donald Trump appeared on a Kick livestream with Adin Ross, then things got weird - The Verge
Hardware/Software Updates
First BIOS fixes for crashing Intel CPUs are finally rolling out | PCWorld

Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors

Apple Releases iOS 17.6.1 With Advanced Data Protection Bug Fix - MacRumors

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2h 54min
August 02, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #120 (08/01/2024)
Tech
Taco Bell’s drive-thru AI might take your next order - The Verge

Some Microsoft services, including Office, are suffering from an outage

Tesla recalls 1.8 million vehicles over risk of detached hoods

Charter failed to notify 911 call centers and FCC about VoIP phone outages | Ars Technica

Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription | Ars Technica

Samsung hypes the Galaxy Z Flip as a great police bodycam - The Verge

Ding Dong KOSA’s Dead (For Now) | Techdirt

Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time

Intel is laying off over 15,000 employees and will stop all ‘non-essential work’ - The Verge
Gaming
Discord on Xbox will soon let you watch your friends’ streams - The Verge

Xbox console sales decline continues | Eurogamer.net

Destiny developer Bungie lays off 220 staff, roughly 17 percent of workforce | Eurogamer.net

EA CEO Says Video Game Actor Strikes Won't Have 'Short-Term Impact' on the Company - IGN
Streaming
Twitch staff concerned about more layoffs later this year | Eurogamer.net
Hardware/Software Updates
Apple releases visionOS 1.3, macOS 14.6, tvOS 17.6, and more - 9to5Mac

iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 are now available, here’s what’s new - 9to5Mac
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3h 6min
June 21, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #119 (06/20/2024)
Tech
Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal - The Verge

Amazon faces nearly $6 million in fines over California labor law violations

More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus

US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscriptions that are too hard to cancel - The Verge

US surgeon general wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media - The Verge

Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid | Ars Technica

Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns | Ars Technica

US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines

“Simulation of keyboard activity” leads to firing of Wells Fargo employees | Ars Technica
Gaming
EA's top execs earned $60m in last fiscal year, despite company layoffs | Eurogamer.net

Major Nelson is joining Unity - The Verge

Xbox's Sea of Thieves was the most downloaded game on PS5 last month | Eurogamer.net
Streaming
Ex-Kick employee accuses staff of offering less money to Twitch streamer with cancer - Dexerto

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2h 47min
June 14, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #118 (06/13/2024)
Tech
Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo | PetaPixel

Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in - The Verge

Apple Intelligence: every new AI feature coming to the iPhone and Mac - The Verge

Elon Musk calls iOS 18 a 'security violation' for integrating ChatGPT, says he will ban use of Apple devices at Tesla - 9to5Mac

Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says | Ars Technica

Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - The Verge

Life360 confirms a hacker stole Tile tracker IDs and customer info - The Verge

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation - The Verge

X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses employees as layoff fears swirl - The Verge

Pew: A growing number of Americans are getting their news from TikTok - The Verge
Gaming
LA Billboard Shouts Out 'Gone But Not Forgotten' Game Studios Ahead of Major Showcases - IGN

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Isn't 300 GB After All - IGN

Black Ops 6’s Single-Player Campaign Requires a Constant Internet Connection — Even on Console - IGN

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June 07, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #117 (06/06/2024)
Tech
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned - The Verge

Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X | Ars Technica

Israel reportedly used fake social media accounts to influence US lawmakers - The Verge

Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past - The Verge

Ex-Meta engineer sues company, claiming he was fired over handling of Palestine content

Zoom CEO envisions AI deepfakes attending meetings in your place | Ars Technica

ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month | Ars Technica

Asus summons Mjolnir, a heroic UPS inspired by Thor’s hammer | PCWorld

Spotify will give you a refund for Car Thing after all amid possible lawsuit

Apple Says iPhone 5s Now Obsolete as iPod Touch 6 Becomes 'Vintage' - MacRumors
Gaming
Good news, Roblox job-seekers - a virtual IKEA is now hiring meatball servers | VG247

Tekken 8 Director Katsuhiro Harada Has More Questions About Waffle House - IGN

Microsoft and CWA forge labor neutrality agreement covering all ZeniMax workers
Streaming
Twitch announces a program allowing DJs to split revenue with record labels - The Verge

Twitch is raising US subscription prices for the first time

Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers - The Verge
Hardware/Software Updates
Apple Releases Revised iPadOS 17.5.1 Update for iPad 10 - MacRumors

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2h 57min
May 24, 2024 Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #116 (05/23/2024)
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2h 24min
May 17, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #115 (05/16/2024)
Tech
Apple Store workers in Maryland vote in favor of a strike over working conditions - 9to5Mac

Amazon workers become the first to unionize at one of the company's Canadian warehouses

Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them | Ars Technica

Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law
Gaming
Pre-orders for Ghost of Tsushima on PC are being canceled in countries without PSN access

Ghost of Tsushima single-player only on Steam Deck due to PlayStation Network features | GamingOnLinux

Ghost of Tsushima PC Cross-Play Will Launch With a Beta Label Attached - IGN

Assassin's Creed Shadows Apparently Needs An Online Connection To Install Physical Copies - GameSpot
Hardware/Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 17.5 With Cross-Platform Tracking Detection, EU App Downloads From Websites and More - MacRumors

iOS 17.5 includes these 15 security patches for iPhone users - 9to5Mac

Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.5 With Apple News+ Improvements - MacRumors

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May 10, 2024Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #114 (05/09/2024)
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Divestment vs. social media: a hard battle on a good day

Bike Lock NYPD Insists Is 'Industrial' Protest Tool Is a Normal Lock Recommended by Columbia University

TikTok sues the US government over ban - The Verge

Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking | Ars Technica

Dell hack: Personal info of 49 million customers allegedly breached | PCWorld

Jack Dorsey claims Bluesky is 'repeating all the mistakes' he made at Twitter
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Xbox shuts slew of Bethesda studios, including Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush developers | Eurogamer.net

Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio - The Verge

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