Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #126 (10/03/2024)

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 Verge
• Excessive Heat Warning alert on iPhone? Here’s why - 9to5Mac
• Apple Pulls Third Software Update in Past Month Due to Issues - MacRumors
• Tesla recalls over 27,000 Cybertrucks over laggy reverse cameras

Gaming

• Steam will let you sue Valve now - The Verge
• A PS5 update that screwed up game backgrounds was just a bug - The Verge
• PlayStation Network is back online following a lengthy outage - The Verge
• Original Horizon Zero Dawn removed from Epic Games Store, following remaster announcement
• After Laying Off 830 Employees, Tim Sweeney Says Fortnite Maker Epic Is Now ‘Financially Sound’ - IGN
• Hi-Rez Studios Suffers Layoffs as Smite 2 Struggles in Early Access - IGN
• Xbox network suffers major outage, game launching and more affected
• Xbox Game Pass October 2024 games announced | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates

• Microsoft starts rolling out its Windows 11 2024 update with lots of useful improvements - The Verge

Deals

• Steam's Turn-Based RPG Fest is now live | GamingOnLinux

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