Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #92 (08/03/2023)

Tech

• Twitter threatens to sue anti-hate group over its research | Engadget
• Elon Musk's extravagant 'X' sign atop the former Twitter HQ has been dismantled
• Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks - The Verge
• Kenya suspends Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project - The Verge
• FBI investigation reveals that it was unknowingly using NSO-backed spyware | Engadget
• YouTube is adding more creator tools to Shorts to help it take on TikTok | Engadget
• Western Digital HDD capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB and beyond | Ars Technica

Gaming

• PSA: Baldur's Gate 3 weighs in at 122GB and there's no preload | Eurogamer.net
• Here are the last free Xbox Live Games with Gold
• Microsoft’s repairability push now extends to Xbox controllers, too - The Verge
• Classic Transformers games are apparently lost on a hard drive somewhere in Activision, as Hasbro urges a return on Game Pass | Rock Paper Shotgun
• Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Broforce Forever, Everspace 2, A Short Hike, and More
• Xbox seemingly confirms consumer-friendly Starfield feature and cross-save support at launch | VG247
• PS5 Consoles Will Soon Support an 8TB SSD - IGN
• August 2023’s big video game releases: Baldur’s Gate 3, Madden 24 - Polygon

Streaming

• Kick Malware

Deals

• Free Play Days - WWE 2K23, Descenders, and Dragon Ball FighterZ - Xbox Wire

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