Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #49 (02/03/2022)

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Tech

- Epic Games antitrust appeal gets support from White House - 9to5Mac

- Apple two-factor authentication feature now blocks SMS autofill for phishing attacks

- AirTags with deactivated speakers being sold on eBay and Etsy; seller claims not for stalking

- Apple urges Senate against bill to allow apps outside App Store - 9to5Mac

- Workplace Disruption Reported at Meta Amid AR and VR Push, Some Staff Defecting to Competitors Like Apple

- Facebook rebuilding its ads infrastructure to target iOS users - 9to5Mac

- Your graphics card could be used to track you across the web regardless of cookie consent | PC Gamer

- Joni Mitchell also leaves Spotify; Joe Rogan explains and (slightly) apologizes

- Intel, AMD, Microsoft and others could be at risk if UEFI flaw is left unpatched

- Experts are warning of a 'quantum apocalypse' | PC Gamer

- Hacker magics $300M worth of crypto out of thin air in fourth largest blockchain heist ever | PC Gamer

- Miners say Nvidia's cryptocurrency limiter hasn't deterred them from buying GPUs: 'LHR was pointless'

Gaming

- Ubisoft's NFT bosses say players just "don't get it"

- Team17 announces "environmentally friendly" Worms NFTs • Eurogamer.net

- Team17 Ending Its NFT Initiative Effective Immediately

- Voice actor Troy Baker cancels voice NFTs partnership after backlash

- EA seemingly backtracks from earlier NFT enthusiasm • Eurogamer.net

- Video game composers have music sold as NFTs without permissionr

- Unofficial Minecraft NFT game 'Blockverse' disappears with more than $1M

- Microsoft will soon begin automatically cancelling dormant Game Pass subscriptions

- Xbox celebrates Black History Month with diverse initiatives • Eurogamer.net

- MLB The Show 22 coming to Xbox, PlayStation & Switch

- Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion

- Sony will spend $1.2bn on retaining Bungie staff • Eurogamer.net

- Discord is "gradually" rolling out PlayStation Network integration from today

Software/Hardware Updates

- Windows 11 update might finally make the new OS worth it for gamers

Deals

- CrossfireX, Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition, Edge of Eternity, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

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