Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #13 (01/14/2021)

Topics

Tech

• Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi Content for Less Than $100 Million
• Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account over 'risk of further' violence
• Parler app and website go offline; CEO blames Apple, Google
• 70TB of Parler users' data leaked by security researchers
• Samsung will update older Galaxy phones to convert them into baby monitors, security devices
• Medical study suggests iPhone 12 with MagSafe can deactivate pacemakers
• Biogen Launches Study to Find Out if Apple Watch and iPhone Can Detect Declining Cognitive Health
• Germaphobes can pay about $200 for a new touchless video doorbell (and doormat)
• Ubiquiti suffers security breach, customers asked to change their passwords
• Apple Launches New Nationwide Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects
• Password trouble means $240 million in bitcoin is two incorrect attempts from destruction

Gaming

• AGDQ 2021 brings in $2.7M in charitable donations
• Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now Coming To 2021 LG TVs
• Star Wars Games to Be Branded Under Lucasfilm Games Banner
• New Open-World Star Wars Game Coming From Ubisoft's The Division 2 Dev
• Capcom Hack Compromised The Personal Data Of At Least 16,415 People
• Nvidia introduces the GeForce RTX 3060, out in February

Streaming

• Twitch's Viewership Record Shattered By The Grefg
• Twitch's new PogChamp rotation results in racist harassment and threats

Software/Hardware Updates

• Download Nvidia's latest driver update to fix newly disclosed security flaws
• Apple releases iOS 12.5.1 for older iPhones with bug fix for COVID-19 exposure notifications
• Battle.Net 2.0 Update Delivers Biggest Upgrade In Years

Deals

• Students can sign up for Hulu’s ad-supported plan for just $2 monthly
• Star Wars Battlefront 2 is free on Epic right now
• Bomber Crew is free until Saturday in the Humble Store Winter Sale

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