Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #82 (03/09/2023)

Tech

• Florida bill would make bloggers who write about governor register with state
• Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies
• Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw
• How a single engineer brought down Twitter
• Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?'
• Musk apologizes for mocking and firing Twitter exec with muscular dystrophy
• YouTubers can swear at the start of videos again without getting demonetized - The Verge
• Public internet advocate Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC consideration
• VW to provide five years of free vehicle tracking after mishandled carjacking
• FBI finally admits to buying location data on Americans, horrifying experts
• US House of Representatives impacted by health insurance data breach
• Electronics Retailer Micro Center Is Finally Expanding With 3 New Stores

Gaming

• Nintendo Takes Wii U Versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Offline Over Security Issues - IGN
• These $27 Joy-Con sticks are drift-resistant and easy to install
• Nvidia confirms latest GeForce driver is causing CPU spikes
• Popular ‘Untitled Goose Game’ for macOS rejected twice by Apple’s Mac App Store
• Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Guilty Gear -Strive-, Sid Meier’s Civilization 6, Valheim, and More
• Epic will now let developers self-publish to the Epic Games Store - The Verge

Streaming 

• Twitch addresses livestreaming of explicit deepfake content | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates

• February 2023 Google Play system update rolls out to Pixel in March
• Sony releases new PS5 update with Discord integration, 1440p improvements, and more - The Verge

Deals 

• Free Play Days – Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, WRC Generations, Dead by Daylight, and Cities: Skylines – Xbox One Edition

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