Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #58 (06/02/2022)

Tech

Twitter pays $150M fine for using two-factor login details to target ads | Ars Technica
Twitter shutting down TweetDeck for Mac on July 1, here are alternatives to the web
This lady is helping put cryptocurrency scams where they belong: in the bin
Crypto-hackers are holding the Costa Rican healthcare system to ransom for $5B in bitcoin
Verizon downplays database hacked and held for ransom, security risk could remain
Ransomware group forces victims to 'pick any 5 poor children' and buy them KFC | PC Gamer
iPhone spyware maker NSO struggled to make payroll; wants to sell to red-flagged countries
Atlanta Apple Store employees drop bid for union vote, citing 'intimidation'
Five Senators ask Apple to stop app data collection that could identify women seeking abortions
Judge rejects Apple's appeal to dismiss antitrust lawsuit filed by Cydia developer
Apple cites $1.5 billion in App Store fraud prevention in latest push against regulators
Discord voice channels now have their own chat rooms
Someone used the Pixel 7 Pro for three weeks without realizing it

Gaming

Phil Spencer reaffirms that Microsoft will not oppose the Raven QA union | PC Gamer
Activision Blizzard shareholders urged not to re-elect board members following "inexcusable passivity" | Eurogamer.net
Euro Truck Simulator 2 "Heart of Russia" expansion cancelled
EA execs individually speak out on women's and trans rights

Deals

Assassin's Creed Origins and Chorus coming to Xbox Game Pass in June
Xbox Games with Gold June: Super Meat Boy, The Aven Colony, Project Highrise, more | VG247
Tell Me Why is free to download on Xbox and PC | Eurogamer.net

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