Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #127 (10/10/2024)

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’ for the Cybertruck after owners complain of dropped policies - The Verge Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers - The Verge MoneyGram hack – includes SSNs and photo ID for some customers; Comcast too Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacks Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement after multiple data breaches Apple Hosts Secretive Conferences to Teach Law Enforcement How to Better Use iPhone, CarPlay and Vision Pro for Police Work Gaming Elden Ring developer FromSoftware announces salary increase of 12% | Eurogamer.net Rime developer Tequila Works lays off staff as part of studio restructure | Eurogamer.net Starship Troopers VR Dev Suffers Layoffs Amid 'Challenging VR Gaming Market' - IGN Star Citizen developer mandates 7-day work weeks, with no promise of overtime pay Genshin Impact Update 5.1 Lacks English Voice-Over as Video Game Voice Acting Strike Continues - IGN Palworld PS5 release finally available in Japan, despite looming Nintendo lawsuit | Eurogamer.net Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release | VG247 Halo developer 343 Industries rebrands, confirms multiple new games | Eurogamer.net iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia Introduce Support for Wired Xbox Controllers - MacRumors Content Creation Kamala Harris' Twitch account streamed Tim Waltz rally alongside live WoW gameplay Hardware/Software Updates Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately Deals Amazon Prime 'free' games for October include BioShock Remastered, Doom Eternal and A Plague Tale: Innocence Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠ 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://toot.majorshouse.com/@majorlinux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blacktwitter.io/@synxiec⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://toot.majorshouse.com/@kevikevshow⁠⁠⁠⁠