Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #51 (03/03/2022)
1Tech
- Ransomware group claiming responsibility for Nvidia attack is hacked in turn
- Hacker group threatens to release bypass of Nvidia's hash rate limiter
- Apps sell your location data despite Apple policies, using simple workaround
- Republicans push Apple and FBI on potential civil liberty violations over Pegasus
- Samsung officially kills the Galaxy Note
- Russian sanctions applied by Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, more - 9to5Mac
Gaming
- Flight sim developer asks people not to use its game to make fake footage of Ukrainian war • Eurogamer.net
- Ukraine calls on PlayStation, Xbox to stop supporting Russian markets • Eurogamer.net
- Sid Meier says monetisation causes some games to 'stray a little bit further from the path' | PC Gamer
- Gabe Newell explains why Steam banned NFTs
- Valve has no plans for a 'Steam Pass,' but would help Microsoft put Game Pass on Steam | PC Gamer
- Bungie will ban Destiny 2 players trying to bypass Steam Deck incompatibility | PC Gamer
- Activision Blizzard sued by shareholders over Microsoft's buyout • Eurogamer.net
- Epic Games Just Bought Bandcamp For Some Reason
- A Game Award trophy that's been missing for four years turned up on eBay | PC Gamer
- Forza Horizon 5 is adding American and British Sign Language this week
- Amazon Luna drops early access in the US w/ new $9.99 price, Jackbox games, free Prime games
- Streamer plays Elden Ring with a Ring Fit controller
Streaming
- Twitch details Women's History Month plans
- Streamer tells custom PC builder to stuff their free PC after CEO's condescending comments | PC Gamer
- Twitch targets misinformation, bans high-profile QAnon streamers
Deals
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Lightning Returns, Kentucky Route Zero, more coming to Xbox Game Pass
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