Tech Talk Thursday (11/19/2020)

Topics Tech - Deeper look at Apple’s recent server outage reveals potential Mac privacy concerns - United States military has been purchasing user location data from apps with millions of downloads - Twitter’s disappearing tweets, called Fleets, are now available for everyone - Following Apple TV+ exclusivity backlash, the holiday Peanuts specials will also air on PBS - Google is getting into digital banking with its new Plex account in 2021 - You need to change your password if its anywhere on this list of the most easily cracked Gaming - Police evacuate Ubisoft Montreal after hostage call but no threat was found - Capcom employee info, game details exposed by severe ransomware attack - Xbox CFO: No plans to pull all future Bethesda content from Nintendo & Sony platforms - Xbox Series X/S supply shortages expected to continue until April 2021, says Microsoft - Destiny 2 will be Stadia's first completely free-to-play game - The Game Awards 2020: Doom Eternal, The Last of Us: Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, more up for Game of the Year - Brace yourself for ray tracing in new games being AMD or Nvidia exclusive - Nintendo bans brands from using Animal Crossing: New Horizons for politics - GeForce Now arrives on iPhone, iPad today; touch-friendly Fortnite coming soon - Get a free Stadia Premiere bundle when you pre-order Cyberpunk 2077 - Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights Streaming - Pay to get Twitch Affiliate through MonsterCat Software/Hardware Updates - PS4 gets new firmware update - Apple releases iOS 14.2.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 12 mini, text messaging, more Deals - Today’s Epic Games Store freebies are Elite Dangerous and The World Next Door If there are any topics you'd like to see covered, reach out to [email protected] or join the Discord at https://majors.house/discord You can follow us at: https://twitter.com/majorlinux https://twitter.com/synxiecbeta https://twitter.com/kevikevshow https://twitter.com/IdiosynAnca Catch the video versions over at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56esONHaO_QqqW7UmZS1RNUSg9jNikIU