Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #36 (08/19/2021)

Tech

• Facebook adds end-to-end encryption to audio and video calls in Messenger
• 100M T-Mobile customers at risk from 'full personal data' hack
• T-Mobile hack confirmed, carrier says 47.8M records taken; not just customers
• Gigabyte responds to failing PSU reports: adjusts overpower protection and offers exchanges
• Google unveils $449 Pixel 5a with 5G: 6.34" OLED, big battery, IP67, & coated metal unibody
• Apple Card to lose its magnetic stripe as Mastercard opts for Apple Pay and contactless future
• Home invasion: Apple Watch rescue call doesn't quite go to plan
• Check Apple CSAM claims, says Corellium, offering to pay
• Apple selects 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses to join its Impact Accelerator program

Gaming

• Roblox now owns online communications platform Guilded
• Nvidia's mining limiter hacked: LHR GPUs now 70% effective
• Phil Spencer Impressed With Steam Deck, Confirms xCloud Functionality
• Riot misled staff about their right to speak out on harassment and discrimination, California says

Software/Hardware Updates

• AMD's newest GPU drivers reduce power usage in YouTube, but only at 4K

Deals

• Xbox Game Pass Adding 9 New Games, Starting Today

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