Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #36 (08/19/2021)
1Tech
- Facebook adds end-to-end encryption to audio and video calls in Messenger
- 100M T-Mobile customers at risk from 'full personal data' hack
- T-Mobile hack confirmed, carrier says 47.8M records taken; not just customers
- Gigabyte responds to failing PSU reports: adjusts overpower protection and offers exchanges
- Google unveils $449 Pixel 5a with 5G: 6.34" OLED, big battery, IP67, & coated metal unibody
- Apple Card to lose its magnetic stripe as Mastercard opts for Apple Pay and contactless future
- Home invasion: Apple Watch rescue call doesn't quite go to plan
- Check Apple CSAM claims, says Corellium, offering to pay
- Apple selects 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses to join its Impact Accelerator program
Gaming
- Roblox now owns online communications platform Guilded
- Nvidia's mining limiter hacked: LHR GPUs now 70% effective
- Phil Spencer Impressed With Steam Deck, Confirms xCloud Functionality
- Riot misled staff about their right to speak out on harassment and discrimination, California says
Software/Hardware Updates
- AMD's newest GPU drivers reduce power usage in YouTube, but only at 4K
Deals
- Xbox Game Pass Adding 9 New Games, Starting Today
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