Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #31 (07/01/2021)

Tech

You should unplug your WD My Book Live immediately if you don't want to lose all your data
Carrier caught injecting ‘SMS AD’ into Google verification code message
Google Pay gains the ability to save and display COVID vaccination cards on Android
(CW: Mention of suicide) Robinhood trading app hit with $70M penalty for 'misleading' customers
A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft
LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries
Windows 11 doesn't officially support first-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs, but don't panic just yet
Windows 11 won't be officially supported by any Intel Mac here's why
Windows 11 is due out this year, but the free update for Windows 10 arrives in 2022
Microsoft acknowledges the Windows 11 PC Health Check was 'not fully prepared'
Windows 11 could support AMD Zen and Intel Kaby Lake CPUs after all

Gaming

DirectStorage won't be supported in Windows 10
Windows Store devs 'can keep 100% of their revenue', unless they're making games
Cloud streaming for Games Pass is now available to all subscribers

Streaming

Emote updates galore

Deals

Xbox Games with Gold July lineup announced

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