Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #13 (01/14/2021)

Topics

Tech

Roku Acquires Rights to Quibi Content for Less Than $100 Million
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account over 'risk of further' violence
Parler app and website go offline; CEO blames Apple, Google
70TB of Parler users' data leaked by security researchers
Samsung will update older Galaxy phones to convert them into baby monitors, security devices
Medical study suggests iPhone 12 with MagSafe can deactivate pacemakers
Biogen Launches Study to Find Out if Apple Watch and iPhone Can Detect Declining Cognitive Health
Germaphobes can pay about $200 for a new touchless video doorbell (and doormat)
Ubiquiti suffers security breach, customers asked to change their passwords
Apple Launches New Nationwide Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects
Password trouble means $240 million in bitcoin is two incorrect attempts from destruction

Gaming

AGDQ 2021 brings in $2.7M in charitable donations
Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now Coming To 2021 LG TVs
Star Wars Games to Be Branded Under Lucasfilm Games Banner
New Open-World Star Wars Game Coming From Ubisoft's The Division 2 Dev
Capcom Hack Compromised The Personal Data Of At Least 16,415 People
Nvidia introduces the GeForce RTX 3060, out in February

Streaming

Twitch's Viewership Record Shattered By The Grefg
Twitch's new PogChamp rotation results in racist harassment and threats

Software/Hardware Updates

Download Nvidia's latest driver update to fix newly disclosed security flaws
Apple releases iOS 12.5.1 for older iPhones with bug fix for COVID-19 exposure notifications
Battle.Net 2.0 Update Delivers Biggest Upgrade In Years

Deals

Students can sign up for Hulu’s ad-supported plan for just $2 monthly
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is free on Epic right now
Bomber Crew is free until Saturday in the Humble Store Winter Sale

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