Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #84 (03/23/2023)

Tech

• Amazon’s latest layoffs cut 9,000 more jobs in divisions including Twitch and AWS - The Verge
• Apple further cracks down on remote work by 'tracking employee attendance' via badges
• Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him—it exploded in his face | Ars Technica
• ChatGPT bug temporarily exposes AI chat histories to other users - The Verge
• Pixel Markup vulnerability lets some screenshots be un-redacted, un-cropped; fixed by March update
• Windows 11 security flaw exposes cropped-out screenshot data
• Windows 11, Tesla, Ubuntu, and macOS hacked at Pwn2Own 2023
• YouTube channel hacks for crypto scams keep happening, takes down Linus Tech Tips
• SEC charges Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities for illegally touting crypto

Gaming

• Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards | VG247
• Epic’s new motion-capture animation tech has to be seen to be believed | Ars Technica
• Epic will share 40 percent of 'Fortnite' purchase revenue with creators | Engadget
• Microsoft says its new developer tools can reduce Xbox’s climate impact | Ars Technica
• EA to pull Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 1 & 2, Mirror's Edge from digital storefronts in April | VG247
• Diablo 4 might brick your RTX 3080 Ti graphics card | PCWorld

Hardware/Software Updates

• Switch Firmware Update Out Now With Hidden Changes - GameSpot
• New Nvidia Drivers For Diablo 4, Resident Evil 4 Released - GameSpot

Deals

• Free Play Days – Far Cry 5, Bassmaster Fishing 2022: Classic Edition, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns Enhanced Edition - Xbox Wire

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