Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #77 (01/12/2023)

Tech

• ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware | Ars Technica
• CNET has used an AI to write financial explainers nearly 75 times since November
• More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers - The Verge
• TikTok’s 2FA feature was briefly vulnerable to brute force attacks
• The FCC wants carriers to notify you sooner when there's a data breach
• FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file | Ars Technica
• John Deere will let US farmers repair their own equipment
• Some first responders are asking iPhone users to disable Emergency SOS and crash detection due to influx of false positives
• It might be time for Apple to throw in the towel on the Mac Pro | Ars Technica
• 2021 Studio Platform Survey Report.pdf

Gaming

• Xbox consoles will soon be "carbon aware" | Eurogamer.net
• Xbox Console Exclusive Game We Are The Caretakers Denied Game Pass Inclusion
• Games Done Quick founder steps down after completing 13-year any% speedrun
• Sony’s PS5 accessibility controller looks great, but won’t work on PC
• Final Fantasy 16 Producer Denies Existence of PC Version: 'Buy a PS5'
• Callisto Protocol developers left out of credits | GamesIndustry.biz
• Leadership at WoW Support Studio Proletariat Won't Voluntarily Recognize Union - GameSpot

Streaming 

• OBS Studio 29 Released With AV1 Encode Additions, Upward Compression Filter
• YouTube's updated violence and profanity restrictions can retroactively restrict gaming videos | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates 

• The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is getting the January 2023 security patch in the US
• New PS5 Update Prepares Console For DualSense Edge Controller

Deals 

• Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Monster Hunter Rise, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 4 Golden
• Free Play Days – I Am Fish - Xbox Wire
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for January: Back 4 Blood, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Life is Strange and more.
• What’s free on the Epic Games Store this week?

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