Tech 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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