Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #44 (11/04/2021)

Tech

Facebook's parent company is now named Meta
Facebook is dropping the Oculus name after rebrand
Facebook Shuttering Facial Recognition System, Will Delete Data From Over a Billion Users
Meta: Facebook Facial Recognition Shut Down But May Return On-Device
Super Follow now available to all iOS users; Twitter Blue detailed
Cricket Wireless Removes 8Mbps Speed Cap on Select Plans, Adds 5G Access to All Plans
Zoom launches ‘pilot program’ to test showing ads to free users
NSO – whose Pegasus spyware hacks iPhones – officially named by US as a national security risk
Yes, a literal truck heist over GPUs did just happen

Gaming

EA says NFTs will be an "important part about the future of our industry" • Eurogamer.net
Ubisoft takes aim at blockchain games to 'enable more play-to-earn' opportunities
Ubisoft workers demand swifter action from leadership after Activision concedes to employee demands
M1 Max games test shows it equals or beats popular PC gaming rig
Microsoft and Sega team for “Super Game” project
Microsoft Says Its Metaverse Will Include Xbox Gaming
Roblox CEO explains three-day outage of game service
Jen Oneal leaves Blizzard co-leader role, Mike Ybarra becomes sole boss
Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser pleads guilty • Eurogamer.net
Netflix launches Android games globally, with downloadable titles included in your subscription

Streaming

Twitch tests paid boost feature, despite negative feedback from streamers
Twitch makes change to banning, then changes its mind
Twitch money-laundering scheme triggers call for investigation from Turkish politician
Twitch launches new category for animal streams
YouTube to add Twitch-like ‘Gifted Memberships’ and ‘Live Redirect’ for streams

Software/Hardware Updates

Android 12 November security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

Deals

Prime Gaming Free Games for November 2021
Xbox Games with Gold for November have been announced
Forza Horizon 5 Races Onto Xbox Game Pass This Month Alongside It Takes Two And More

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