Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #129 (11/14/2024)
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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 a bad inverter - The Verge
Apple Releases iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Parts for Do-It-Yourself Repairs - MacRumors
A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones - The Verge
These are the passwords you definitely shouldn’t be using - The Verge
Amazon can’t force employees into anti-unionization meetings
23andMe is ending its cancer research program and slashing over 200 jobs - The Verge
AMD lays off 4 percent of its global workforce
The Onion just bought Infowars - The Verge
Gaming
Hundreds of ZeniMax workers strike over Microsoft outsourcing, remote work policies | Eurogamer.net
Discord leaker Jack Teixeira gets 15-year sentence for sharing classified documents
Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for | GamingOnLinux
Valve accused of "allowing the proliferation of hate" as report finds 1.8m instances of extremist or hateful content on Steam | Eurogamer.net
Hardware/Software Updates
Nvidia’s new app replacement for GeForce Experience is now out of beta - The Verge
Deals
Nintendo Officially Announces Black Friday Switch Deals for 2024 - IGN
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