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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #144 (07/17/2025) 2:27:11

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Tech • Grok 4 'Truth-Seeking' AI Consults Musk's Stance on Sensitive Topics • Grok team apologizes for the chatbot's 'horrific behavior' and blames 'MechaHitler' on a bad update • Grok's AI chatbot now includes companions for you to 'romance' • The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles • Immigration Raid Tracking App ‘ICE Block’ Ke…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #143 (07/10/2025) 3:18:42

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Tech • US government seeks tool to find ‘hidden language’ in messages on your phone • 5th Avenue Apple Store spray-painted by climate protesters calling for boycott • Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps • Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update ◦ Grok chatbot silenced as even Musk saw how awful it w…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #142 (05/22/2025) 2:16:45

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Tech • Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source • “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall • Microsoft acknowledges it supplied AI technology to Israel's Ministry of Defense, but claims "no evidence" it's been used to "targe…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #141 (05/15/2025) 3:28:08

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Tech • You can now claim your piece of Apple's $95 million Siri privacy settlement • Panasonic will slash its global workforce by 10,000 • Google settles lawsuit that accused it of fostering systemic bias against Black employees • Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users • “Google wanted that”: Nextcloud decries Androi…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #140 (05/08/2025) 3:16:17

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Tech • Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases • Refurbished iPhone 15 Models Now Available From Apple's Online Store in U.S. and Canada - MacRumors • Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost - Ars Technica • TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked • Jury orders NSO …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #139 (04/17/2025) 3:05:27

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Tech • Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division • Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days - Ars Technica • Samsung Receives Government Approval To Increase The Work Hours To 64 Per Week For Its R&D and Semiconductor Divisions To Boost Competitiveness Against Rivals • Microsoft is rolling out its c…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #138 (04/10/2025) 2:40:16

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Tech • Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says - Ars Technica • TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban - MacRumors • DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatter • Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event Gaming • Palestinian-led BDS mov…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #137 (03/20/2025) 3:15:27

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Tech End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update - 9to5Mac YouTube investigating widespread low quality video playback issues on iOS This is one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks ever made against Mac users Microsoft's latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cy…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #136 (03/13/2025) 2:48:34

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Tech Western Digital Has Reportedly Bid Farewell To The SSD Market; SanDisk Will Now Be Responsible For Existing & Future Products Apple must allow app sideloading in Brazil within 90 days, judge orders Elon Musk says a 'massive cyberattack' is to blame for X being down Reddit Is Restricting Luigi Mangione Discourse—but It's Even Weirder Than That …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #135 (03/06/2025) 2:36:02

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Tech Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e's Lack of MagSafe Charging - MacRumors Apple is now fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts Everything Apple announced since its last event Samsung will finally release Android 15 for Galaxy devices in April, nearly 6 months late Skype is shutting down soon, Microsoft pushing …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #134 (02/20/2025) 2:46:36

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Tech Apple Announces iPhone 16e With A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Pricing Starts at $599 - MacRumors Apple Unveils 'C1' as First Custom Cellular Modem - MacRumors iPhone 16e Doesn't Have MagSafe - MacRumors Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years Apple Discontinues iPhone SE - MacRumors Apple Discontinues iPhone 14 a…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #133 (02/13/2025) 2:38:18

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Tech US senator wants to fine and jail those who use DeepSeek and other Chinese AIs TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app Android users who want TikTok would be best advised to copy iPhone users Workday lays off 1,750 employees, citing demand for AI Amazon faces new union test in North Carolina | CNN Business Feds putting the k…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #132 (01/23/2025) 2:37:43

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Tech Dozens of subreddits are banning links to X - The Verge China suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all Meta will lay off more ‘low-performers,’ says CEO Mark Zuckerberg - The Verge Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed A major data broker hack may have leaked precise location info for millions …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #131 (01/09/2025) 3:06:49

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Tech John Deere says its self-driving tractors and trucks will help address labor shortages - The Verge Microsoft Says AI Will Lead To Job Losses, Invests $80 Billion In The Tech - GameSpot Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’ Meta is ditching third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Instagram Nvidia anno…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #130 (11/21/2024) 2:51:54

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Tech Razzlekhan, crypto’s most embarrassing rapper, is going to prison - The Verge Amazon and SpaceX attack US labor watchdog in court - The Verge X adds Twitch to its advertising boycott lawsuit Apple Adds iPhone XS Max and More to Vintage/Obsolete Product Lists - MacRumors Microsoft made a $349 hardware client to connect to Cloud PCs Porch pirate…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #129 (11/14/2024) 2:47:00

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Tech Black people across the country have been getting racist texts about slave plantations Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark - The Verge Bluesky apparently acted up today because of a cut fiber cable - The Verge Stopping the TikTok ban is reportedly a Trump priority - 9to5Mac Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #128 (10/17/2024) 2:51:04

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Tech Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs Brazilian police arrested the hacker who stole everyone’s SSN - The Verge You'll soon be able to safely and easily move your passkeys between password managers Apple Pay now works with third-party iOS and desktop browsers Google strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data cen…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #127 (10/10/2024) 3:01:56

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Tech WordPress co-founder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him - The Verge Mastodon switches things up to make its app a little easier to use - The Verge Violent threats against FEMA swirl on social media - The Verge Porsche to recall over 27,000 EVs in US over battery short circuit risk - The Verge Geico insists it ‘has coverage’…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #126 (10/03/2024) 3:01:20

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Tech YouTube Shorts can now run up to three minutes Up to 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords stored in plain text College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time - The Verge Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North Carolina - …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #125 (09/19/2024) 2:22:32

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Discussion Futureproofing in Unethical Times Tech Exploding pagers kill at least eight and injure thousands in an attack on Hezbollah - The Verge 14 dead as Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in second, deadlier attack | Ars Technica Hundreds of Amazon drivers in NYC join the Teamsters union Amazon warehouse workers are getting free Prime and a pay r…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #124 (09/12/2024) 2:10:45

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Tech Abbott’s OTC glucose monitor is now available in the US An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 16 launch event: Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, iOS 18 and more Apple will release iOS 18, macOS 15, iPadOS 18, other updates on September 16th | Ars Technic…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #123 (09/05/2024) 3:18:44

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Tech Judge orders X ban in Brazil - The Verge Bluesky added 2 million new users in a week following Brazil's X ban Meta shouldn’t remove ‘from the river to the sea’ as hate speech, says Oversight Board - The Verge The Internet Archive loses its appeal of ebook copyright case ruling Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech cr…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #122 (08/22/2024) 2:45:41

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Tech Data leak affecting everyone in the US, UK, and Canada even worse than we thought Microsoft’s Recall AI feature won’t be available for Windows testers until October - The Verge Finally! Windows will let your webcam work in multiple apps at once | PCWorld Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week - The Verge Chick-fil-…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #121 (08/08/2024) 2:53:14

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Tech Intel extends Core chip warranty to soothe customers | PCWorld OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it | Ars Technica Hack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a podcast X files antitrust lawsuit against advertisers over ‘illegal boycott’ - The Verge Ad industry initiative abruptly…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #120 (08/01/2024) 3:05:44

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Tech Taco Bell’s drive-thru AI might take your next order - The Verge Some Microsoft services, including Office, are suffering from an outage Tesla recalls 1.8 million vehicles over risk of detached hoods Charter failed to notify 911 call centers and FCC about VoIP phone outages | Ars Technica Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that require…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #119 (06/20/2024) 2:46:32

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Tech Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal - The Verge Amazon faces nearly $6 million in fines over California labor law violations More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscriptions that are too hard to cancel - The Verge US surgeon general wants tob…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #118 (06/13/2024) 3:04:19

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Tech Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo | PetaPixel Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in - The Verge Apple Intelligence: every new AI feature coming to the iPhone and Mac - The Verge Elon Musk calls iOS 18 a 'security violation' for integrating ChatGPT, says he …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #117 (06/06/2024) 2:56:46

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Tech Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned - The Verge Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X | Ars Technica Israel reportedly used fake social media accounts to influence US lawmakers - The Verge Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past - …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #116 (05/23/2024) 2:23:03

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #115 (05/16/2024) 1:46:34

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Tech Apple Store workers in Maryland vote in favor of a strike over working conditions - 9to5Mac Amazon workers become the first to unionize at one of the company's Canadian warehouses Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them | Ars Technica Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law Gaming …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #114 (05/09/2024) 3:05:20

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Tech Divestment vs. social media: a hard battle on a good day Bike Lock NYPD Insists Is 'Industrial' Protest Tool Is a Normal Lock Recommended by Columbia University TikTok sues the US government over ban - The Verge Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking | Ars Technica Dell hack: Personal info of 49 million customers…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #113 (04/11/2024) 2:52:47

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Tech Israel is rubber-stamping AI bombing targets MPA announces move to block piracy sites Apple Store employees in New Jersey want to unionize Twitter isn’t letting you hide the checkmark anymore Gaming Roblox says children developing on its platform is a gift Deck Nine is apparently no stranger to toxic dev culture Xbox plans to tackle game prese…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #112 (04/04/2024) 1:40:56

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Tech AT&T has leaked nearly 70 million Social Security numbers Jon Stewart shows the AI segment that Apple didn’t want us to see Spotify wants more money…again…in less than a year Discord to start running ads even though it said it wasn’t going to Gaming Waffle House needs to let Tekken put the restaurant in game Please check out the shows live on …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #111 (03/21/2024) 2:10:16

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Tech Uber and Lyft can’t be bothered to pay Minneapolis drivers more Tesla settles racism lawsuit with Black worker Dell becomes the latest company to reverse WFH policies DOJ urging the sale of TikTok instead of ban House bill doesn’t protect your data, just restricts the selling of it Gaming Steam Families beta is perfect for your gaming family S…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #110 (03/14/2024) 2:30:36

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Tech Twitter is considering taking a Midjourney FCC says that 100 Mbps or more is broadband Google engineer fired for speaking out against Project Nimbus Bobby Kotick interested in buying TikTok Gaming Capcom making smart moves amidst all the layoffs Sweet Baby hate shows people don’t know how games are made Looks like Saber got some good propertie…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #109 (03/07/2024) 2:14:31

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Tech Automattic isn’t protecting user choice when it comes to gAI Meta hands NSO another “L” in court TikTok is again the Chinese boogeyman to American lawmakers HP finally did it! They’ve turned a printer into a subscription. Apple gives devs ability to disable Reactions by default in iOS 17.4 Apple is supporting DIY repairs of M3 Macs Microsoft i…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #108 (02/22/2024) 2:44:35

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Tech Authy moved its desktop EOL to March Walmart is acquiring Vizio to better get to know you Apple releases a sports app Apple seems to have joined Signal in future-proofing encryption Nvidia driver updates no longer need a login thanks to new app Gaming Microsoft opened up about the future of Xbox Microsoft revealed which games are going where X…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #107 (02/01/2024) 3:03:53

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Tech Tesla recalls 200,000 more cars due to backup camera Polestar is cutting jobs because EVs are too expensive Jamf couldn’t manage to keep the layoffs away Apple push notifications are sending data to companies Apple vastly changed their app store policies and I barely get it Japan to stop using floppy disks for bureaucratic work Spec Ops: The L…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #106 (01/18/2024) 2:52:02

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Tech OpenAI unashamed that it needs copyrighted materials to train SEC is in trouble for not following a Tech Talk Commandment Discord is the newest company to be facing layoffs Amazon and Twitch cutting thousands of jobs Google the latest to lay off thousands of people YouTube staff are the latest casualties in Google’s layoff spree Gig workers to…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #105 (01/11/2024) 2:24:09

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Tech Authy to sunset desktop apps iPhone proves to be tougher than Boeing airplane doors Tesla is just as deadly in China as it is in the US thanks to Autopilot Musk is letting his hatred of unions show again Google guilty of breaking labor laws against YouTube Music staff Duolingo is letting AI take their jobs Gaming SAG-AFTRA struck deal for AI v…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #104 (01/04/2024) 2:02:30

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Gaming Tekken claimed to be racist by rando who didn’t see Leroy or Raven Square Enix president still doesn’t quite get it with “emerging tech” Steam is leaving Windows 7, 8, 8.1 behind Meta has removed TV casting from Quest temporarily - Desk Chair Analysts Xbox has a toaster to go with your fridge Please check out the shows live on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #103 (11/09/2023) 1:54:06

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Tech SBF found guilty on all counts Twitter would like to sell used handles for more than used cars No, Kendrick Lemar did not release a new phone called the Light Phone II Gaming Game Pass games to let you know when they’re leaving Microsoft employees will no longer have access to free Game Pass Your PlayStation won’t be posting to Twitter anymore…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #102 (11/02/2023) 2:46:06

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Tech More subscriptions coming from Twitter On Twitter, you get fact checked, you won’t get a check Disney thinks subscribers are happy sitting through ads Netflix will reward you with one less ad if you stick to their platform Bandcamp United going after Songtradr for unfair labor practices DoorDash: “It’d be a shame if your fries got cold because…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #101 (10/19/2023) 2:03:21

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Tech Malicious translation to blame for Ubuntu 23.10 being pulled Just before sale, nearly half of Bandcamp’s employees have been cut Corporate social networking site, LinkedIn, lays off over 600 people Musky Musk wants to charge you $1 a year for Twitter To skirt responsiblity, Musk threatens to remove Twitter from EU Netflix decided you aren’t pa…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #99 (10/05/2023) 2:11:26

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Tech Tom Hanks calls out dental ad for using AI likeness of him TikTok is testing an ad-free monthly subscription plan - Android Authority Meta proposing ad-free Facebook and Instagram plans for up to $17/month - 9to5Mac ‘Some of You Lied About Your Gender:’ Men Swamp Tech Conference for Women Gaming SAG-AFTRA's Talks With Video Games Industry End …

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #98 (09/21/2023) 3:58:46

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Tech Microsoft AI researchers mistakenly leaked 38TB of company data Uber Eats will start accepting food stamps for grocery delivery in 2024 - The Verge New 'Orion' App Turns Your iPad Into an HDMI Display for a Console or Mac - MacRumors Gaming Payday 3 gives controversial Denuvo the boot less than a week from release | VG247 Asus ROG Ally Base Mo…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #97 (09/14/2023) 2:36:41

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Tech MGM Resorts hit by 'cybersecurity issue,' leading to massive outage Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data Update everything: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge just patched a big flaw Lyft aims to match women and nonbinary riders and drivers with each other more often California passes right-to-repair act guaranteei…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #96 (09/07/2023) 3:33:07

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Tech - Right to repair’s unlikely new adversary: Scientologists | Ars Technica - Apple finally admits the CSAM scanning flaw we all pointed out at the time - Future of iMessage safe in the UK, as government backs down on encryption - Apple signs new long-standing deal with Arm for making Apple Silicon chips - Third UK Apple Store has unionized, say…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #95 (08/24/2023) 3:10:49

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Tech X suspends pro-Nazi account after two brands halt advertising | Ars Technica Elon Musk says Twitter will no longer let you block other people - 9to5Mac Twitter to hide news headlines as Musk asks journalists to publish directly on the platform Threads just graduated from the iPhone to the desktop - 9to5Mac Surprise: Apple now supports Californ…

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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #94 (08/17/2023) 2:32:17

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Tech Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail as judge revokes bail over witness tampering, VPN use - The Verge AirTag helps woman recover stolen bike in the Netherlands Microsoft will let you uninstall more built-in Windows 11 apps soon for less bloat - The Verge TweetDeck is officially becoming a paid service - The Verge X is slowing down links to websites…