Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #62 (07/07/2022)

Tech

• Government developer leaves database credentials on an old blog post potentially causing the largest data hack in history | PC Gamer
• President Biden to award Steve Jobs with posthumous Medal of Freedom
• Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode on iOS 16 With 'Extreme' Level of Security - MacRumors
• Digital Markets Act passes, could force Apple to allow competing app stores, and more
• EU tells big companies to make it easier to get rid of pre-installed software or pay up
• Apps and advertisers are coming for your lock screen, and it's going to be exhausting - The Verge
• Former Apple Lawyer Gene Levoff Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading - MacRumors
• Even with the power of 25 3080s, this Ethereum mining ASIC will soon be useless | PC Gamer
• The 'Missing Cryptoqueen' makes the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list | PC Gamer
• Meta to discontinue ‘Novi’ cryptocurrency digital wallet
• Content creators can now buy insurance for their Instagram accounts
• Google Location History will auto-delete abortion clinic visits - 9to5Google
• Purchased Studio Canal films will be removed from PlayStation Store in Austria and Germany

Gaming

• A new version of DRM software Denuvo is coming to squat on your games
• Overwatch 2 removed hostile architecture from new map at fan request
• UK competition watchdog to investigate Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
• Activision Blizzard staff plan fresh walkout after "recent attacks on the civil liberties of our employees"
• Sega will match employee donations to accredited non-profit organisations "supporting reproductive rights" | Eurogamer.net
• Itch.io's Worthy Of Better, Stronger Together bundle aims to raise $150,000 for reproductive rights | Rock Paper Shotgun
• Summer Games Done Quick does more than $3M for charity | PC Gamer
• GDQ speedrunner banned after admitting run was faked
• Ubisoft to pull online from older games, which also takes away your DLC | PC Gamer
• Games with Gold will stop including Xbox 360 games in October
• Quest 2 Will No Longer Require Facebook Next Month

Streaming

• Twitch is making major changes to its tag system
• Fortnite star Cented dropped by Faze Clan for using a racist slur on stream | PC Gamer

Hardware/Software Updates

• Android 12 July security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live
• PlayStation 5 update adds auto low latency mode settings | Eurogamer.net

Deals

• Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1 & Kiwami 2 are back on Game Pass and balance has been restored
• Following Xbox Game Pass July games announcement, another game is sneaking out | VG247
• DJMax Respect V Available Today with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass - Xbox Wire

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