Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #24 (04/15/2021)

Tech

• Apple admits that iMessage for Android was killed to keep its walled garden
• Tim Cook: Epic wants to turn the App Store into a 'flea market'
• Domino's Begins Autonomous Pizza Delivery
• Clubhouse user data gets exposed, CEO claims it wasn't a leak
• FBI arrest Texas man for attempting to blow up 'the internet' with C-4
• Discord for iOS will block users from accessing all NSFW servers
• Report reveals how little-known 'Azimuth Security' cracked the iPhone in the San Bernardino FBI case
• Verizon unveils Hyper Precise Location service in more than 100 markets

Gaming

• Outriders player discovers 23GB of crash dumps stuffed in a Windows folder
• Source Engine exploits could let hackers remotely access players' PCs
• The Epic Games Store is haemorrhaging cash to deliver exclusives and free games
• Epic Games nets $1 billion in funding, including $200 million investment from Sony
• Capcom says last year's ransomware attack exploited an 'old VPN' that had been kept online due to Covid-19
• HyperX teams with 1,000 Dreams Fund to support women in gaming
• A Roblox player infiltrated the White House press corps
• At Least 30,000 US Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft's Email Software – Krebs on Security
• Oculus Quest 2 is getting official wireless PC support
• Before Your Eyes dev creates a fake game to make a point about Steam refunds

Streaming

• Twitch outlines plan to take action against off-platform misconduct
• Nvidia's RTX Voice noise removal is now integrated into OBS streaming software

Software/Hardware Updates

• PS5 April Update brings new storage options and social features

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