Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #74 (11/03/2022)

Tech

• Twitter is now an Elon Musk company - The Verge
• Elon Musk reportedly ordered company-wide layoffs at Twitter - The Verge
• Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has already emboldened the trolls | Engadget
• Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter
• Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
• Twitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaign | Engadget
• Twitter chaos continues: 84-hour weeks, moderation frozen, ad-free articles gone
• Elon Musk will let you pay $8 to be a verified 'lord' on Twitter
• Twitter latest: Employee stock deal; Trump won't be back for midterms; edit button will be free; more
• FTC says ed tech company Chegg exposed data belonging to 40 million users
• Former New York Post employee apologizes for racist posting spree | Engadget
• While Meta struggles with legs, VRChat gets finger tracking good enough for sign language

Gaming

• Phil Spencer calls investigations of Activision deal "warranted," still confident it will happen | VG247
• Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on Sony platforms "as long as there's a PlayStation out there to ship to" | Eurogamer.net
• Developers decry Call of Duty fan who turned up on studio's doorstep to protest Modern Warfare 2 ban | Eurogamer.net
• PlayStation VR2 launches in February at $549.99
• Pokémon Go community manager receives "violent threats", as game's Bluetooth accessories briefly disabled | Eurogamer.net

Streaming 

• Twitch partners with Xbox for free PC Game Pass subscriptions when you buy subs - The Verge

Hardware/Software Updates 

• Android 13 is now rolling out to the Galaxy S22 in the United States

Deals 

• New Games with Gold for November 2022 - Xbox Wire
• Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Pentiment, Football Manager 2023, Somerville, and More
• Free Play Days – Control, Serial Cleaner, and NHRA Championship Drag Racing: Speed for All

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