Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #77 (01/12/2023)

Tech

ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware | Ars Technica
CNET has used an AI to write financial explainers nearly 75 times since November
More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers - The Verge
TikTok’s 2FA feature was briefly vulnerable to brute force attacks
The FCC wants carriers to notify you sooner when there's a data breach
FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file | Ars Technica
John Deere will let US farmers repair their own equipment
Some first responders are asking iPhone users to disable Emergency SOS and crash detection due to influx of false positives
It might be time for Apple to throw in the towel on the Mac Pro | Ars Technica
2021 Studio Platform Survey Report.pdf

Gaming

Xbox consoles will soon be "carbon aware" | Eurogamer.net
Xbox Console Exclusive Game We Are The Caretakers Denied Game Pass Inclusion
Games Done Quick founder steps down after completing 13-year any% speedrun
Sony’s PS5 accessibility controller looks great, but won’t work on PC
Final Fantasy 16 Producer Denies Existence of PC Version: 'Buy a PS5'
Callisto Protocol developers left out of credits | GamesIndustry.biz
Leadership at WoW Support Studio Proletariat Won't Voluntarily Recognize Union - GameSpot

Streaming 

OBS Studio 29 Released With AV1 Encode Additions, Upward Compression Filter
YouTube's updated violence and profanity restrictions can retroactively restrict gaming videos | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates 

The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is getting the January 2023 security patch in the US
New PS5 Update Prepares Console For DualSense Edge Controller

Deals 

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Monster Hunter Rise, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 4 Golden
Free Play Days – I Am Fish - Xbox Wire
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for January: Back 4 Blood, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Life is Strange and more.
What’s free on the Epic Games Store this week?

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