Explicit Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #48 (01/20/2022)
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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #48 (01/20/2022)

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Episode description

Tech

  • Apple is no longer letting users stay on iOS 14 with security updates
  • Apple Says Option to Stay on iOS 14 Was Always Meant to Be Temporary
  • Apple says proposed antitrust bills would make iPhone users the targets of ‘malware, ransomware, and scams’
  • Google lists how US antitrust bills could impact Search, Gmail, and other products
  • UK government planning emotive ‘stunts’ in anti-encryption ad campaign
  • Link-sharing service Linktree suddenly blocks sex workers | Engadget
  • Twitter has hexagonal NFT avatars now, and there's already a way to mass-mute everyone who uses them
  • Block is officially building an 'open Bitcoin mining system,' says founder Jack Dorsey | Engadget
  • Crypto.com reportedly suffers hack, losing more than $15 million in Ethereum | PC Gamer
  • Microsoft to review its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies

Gaming

  • Believe your eyes: Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard
  • It's not Microsoft's "intent to pull communities away" from PlayStation with Activision acquisition
  • Kotick says he will be "available as needed" at Activision Blizzard "to ensure the very best integration"
  • Activision worker group goals unchanged by Microsoft purchase | Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Warzone cheaters seem to be getting a damaging surprise | VG247
  • Video game voice actor Troy Baker is now promoting NFTs • Eurogamer.net
  • Troy Baker-backed NFT firm admits using voice lines taken from another service without permission
  • Konami made over $150,000 from that bloody Castlevania NFT auction | PC Gamer
  • Tabletop Simulator studio kills global chat for good, makes $10K donation to trans advocacy group | PC Gamer
  • Humble begins a shift away from Mac and Linux support
  • Square Enix sets $90 price for cloud-only Kingdom Hearts series on Nintendo Switch • Eurogamer.net

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