Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #72 (10/13/2022)

Tech

• The iPhone 14 keeps calling 911 on rollercoasters
• Lufthansa says it is not banning AirTags from its flights despite tweets claiming otherwise
• Cyberattack delays patient care at major US hospital chain - The Verge
• Facebook security warning for 1M users: Scam apps stole login credentials
• Google starts rolling out passkey support for Android and Chrome
• Account handles are coming to all YouTube users very soon - Android Authority
• Apple ups education and healthcare benefits, but not for unionized employees; Australia workers set to strike
• iOS VPN apps have another flaw, shows new research: excluding many Apple apps
• Netflix's ad tier will cost $6.99 a month and launch in November

Gaming

• Steam’s revamped mobile app is available for everyone on Android and iOS
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales hits PC on November 18 | VG247
• Nintendo settles labor dispute with former employee
• PS5 shipments are up by 400% in the US, just in time for God of War Ragnarök | Eurogamer.net
• Former PSVR Exclusive Iron Man VR Flies Onto Quest 2 In November
• Meta Quest Pro Ships October 25th For $1500
• Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming To Quest For Streaming 2D Games
• Play Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and More Games From the Cloud on More Devices Starting Today
• Xbox Celebrates the Disability Communities with New Accessibility Updates
• Microsoft and Sony's spend to get games on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus might surprise you
• Blizzard has fixed an Overwatch 2 chat bug that caused players to make unexpected purchases | VG247
• 2K confirms some personal data obtained in recent data breach | Eurogamer.net
• Square Enix warns of Final Fantasy 14 hack attempt | Eurogamer.net
• Cyberpunk 2077 dev rescues Stadia players from losing their saves

Streaming 

• Streamer breaks back in two places in foam pit stand at TwitchCon San Diego | Eurogamer.net
• Twitch responds to controversial revenue split, says 70/30 is "not viable in the long term" | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates 

• Apple releases iOS 16.0.3 with notification fixes, improved camera speed on iPhone 14 Pro, more
• Nvidia promises big DirectX 12 performance gains in latest drivers - The Verge

Deals 

• Next free game on Epic Game Store will be ToeJam & Earl | Eurogamer.net
• GTA: Vice City - The Definitive Edition, The Medium, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, more coming to PS Plus
• Free Play Days – Embr, Goat Simulator, and Tour de France 2022 - Xbox Wire

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