Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #51 (03/03/2022)

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Tech

Ransomware group claiming responsibility for Nvidia attack is hacked in turn
Hacker group threatens to release bypass of Nvidia's hash rate limiter
Apps sell your location data despite Apple policies, using simple workaround
Republicans push Apple and FBI on potential civil liberty violations over Pegasus
Samsung officially kills the Galaxy Note
Russian sanctions applied by Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, more - 9to5Mac

Gaming

Flight sim developer asks people not to use its game to make fake footage of Ukrainian war • Eurogamer.net
Ukraine calls on PlayStation, Xbox to stop supporting Russian markets • Eurogamer.net
Sid Meier says monetisation causes some games to 'stray a little bit further from the path' | PC Gamer
Gabe Newell explains why Steam banned NFTs
Valve has no plans for a 'Steam Pass,' but would help Microsoft put Game Pass on Steam | PC Gamer
Bungie will ban Destiny 2 players trying to bypass Steam Deck incompatibility | PC Gamer
Activision Blizzard sued by shareholders over Microsoft's buyout • Eurogamer.net
Epic Games Just Bought Bandcamp For Some Reason
A Game Award trophy that's been missing for four years turned up on eBay | PC Gamer
Forza Horizon 5 is adding American and British Sign Language this week
Amazon Luna drops early access in the US w/ new $9.99 price, Jackbox games, free Prime games
Streamer plays Elden Ring with a Ring Fit controller

Streaming

Twitch details Women's History Month plans
Streamer tells custom PC builder to stuff their free PC after CEO's condescending comments | PC Gamer
Twitch targets misinformation, bans high-profile QAnon streamers

Deals

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Lightning Returns, Kentucky Route Zero, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

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