Tech Talk Thursdays
A weekly podcast where we talk about the latest tech, gaming, and streaming news!
Episodes
Tech
• Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division
• Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days - Ars Technica
• Samsung Receives Government Approval To Increase The Work Hours To 64 Per Week For Its R&D and Semiconductor Divisions To Boost Competitiveness Against Rivals
• Microsoft is rolling out its controversial Recall feature to Windows Insiders
• Adobe Deletes Blue...
Tech
• Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says - Ars Technica
• TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban - MacRumors
• DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatter
• Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event
Gaming
• Palestinian-led BDS movement adds Microsoft’s Xbox as priority boycott target | Polygon
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Tech
- End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update - 9to5Mac
- YouTube investigating widespread low quality video playback issues on iOS
- This is one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks ever made against Mac users
- Microsoft's latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot
- Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panel
- Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo...
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 RT...
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 Ke...
Tech
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 affo...
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
Tech
- 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 f...
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 ...
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 Verg...
Tech
- YouTube Shorts can now run up to three minutes
- Up to 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords stored in plain text
- College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time - The Verge
- Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible
- Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North Carolina - The Verge
- Verizon’s mobile services are down across the country - The ...
Discussion
Tech
Tech
- Abbott’s OTC glucose monitor is now available in the US
- An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers
- Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 16 launch event: Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, iOS 18 and more
- Apple will release iOS 18, macOS 15, iPadOS 18, other updates on September 16th | Ars Technica
- Bluesky lets you post videos now - The Verge
Gaming
Tech
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 ...
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
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 g...
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