Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #42 (10/14/2021)

FYI: This is an Animal Crossing episode. Needless to say, there will be plenty of distractions in between news stories!

Tech

Shareholders have pressured Microsoft into re-thinking its approach to right to repair
Updated burning tool makes it easy to ignore Windows 11 system requirements
Microsoft has crushed the worst DDoS attack its Azure servers have ever encountered
Data breach sees millions of Acer customers' data being sold by hackers
New study reveals the top problems people face with Apple products in each state
The USB-C iPhone becomes a reality thanks to a robotics engineer
Apple Says iOS is Safer Than Android Because Sideloading Apps Isn't Allowed
Facebook adds new ‘Audio’ tab with podcasts, live audio, more
Facebook's latest effort to curtail leaks immediately leaked
Twitter is testing inserting ads into conversations on iOS
‘Pixel Pass’ Monthly Subscription Gets You Pixel Phone, Fi, and Google Services for Fixed Price
Google AI department sued for using the health data of 1.6 million NHS patients
Verizon Visible hack sees iPhone 13 orders placed fraudulently
Intel confirms it won't limit cryptocurrency mining on its new Alchemist graphics cards
Latest Nvidia drivers cull support for Kepler and Windows 7/8

Gaming

GOG pulls Hitman from its own store, admits it shouldn't have released it in its current form
Activision-Blizzard lawsuits in chaos as federal agency accuses California's DFEH of ethics violations
Now a union has objected to Activision Blizzard's settlement too
Activision unveils Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty
Cheat Maker Is Not Afraid of Call of Duty’s New Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat
Epic Games now credits Among Us' Innersloth as inspiration for Fortnite's Impostors Mode
Fortnite backtracks and teases an Among Us crossover
Google countersues Epic Games for ‘willfully’ breaching Play Store contract w/ Fortnite stunt
NFL coach Jon Gruden to be removed from Madden NFL 22
Audio Radar peripheral allows deaf and hard of hearing players to see sounds

Streaming

Twitch defaced with pictures of Jeff Bezos

Software/Hardware Updates

Apple releasing iOS 15.0.2 with fixes for AirTag, MagSafe, and more
The first Windows 11 update doesn't address AMD Ryzen bugs; fixes coming soon

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