Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #87 (04/20/2023)

Tech

• Hackers reportedly holding Western Digital data hostage - The Verge
• LockBit ransomware gang appears to be targeting Macs for the first time
• Chrome gets its second emergency patch in a week | PCWorld
• Bar theft tactic sees iPhone owners permanently locked out of Apple accounts
• FBI and others urge Meta to halt encryption plans, citing child abuse risk | Ars Technica
• Netflix delays its password-sharing crackdown to sometime before July - The Verge
• Twitter made it easier to harass transgender users - The Verge
• Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft - The Verge
• Stability AI announces new open-source large language model - The Verge

Gaming

• Ray tracing is coming back to the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes
• Microsoft announces April's next wave of Xbox Game Pass games | Eurogamer.net
• First PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Title For May 2023 Revealed - GameSpot
• Humanity available Day 1 as a PlayStation Plus Game Catalog title, out May 16
• Sega buys Angry Birds maker Rovio for £625m
• Epic acquires Horizon Chase Turbo developer Aquiris to work on Fortnite | Eurogamer.net
• Red Cross Challenges Gamers To Play Shooters Using Real-Life Rules Of War - GameSpot

Deals

• Free Play Days – Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed and Roguebook

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