Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #82 (03/09/2023)

Tech

Florida bill would make bloggers who write about governor register with state
Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies
Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw
How a single engineer brought down Twitter
Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?'
Musk apologizes for mocking and firing Twitter exec with muscular dystrophy
YouTubers can swear at the start of videos again without getting demonetized - The Verge
Public internet advocate Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC consideration
VW to provide five years of free vehicle tracking after mishandled carjacking
FBI finally admits to buying location data on Americans, horrifying experts
US House of Representatives impacted by health insurance data breach
Electronics Retailer Micro Center Is Finally Expanding With 3 New Stores

Gaming

Nintendo Takes Wii U Versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Offline Over Security Issues - IGN
These $27 Joy-Con sticks are drift-resistant and easy to install
Nvidia confirms latest GeForce driver is causing CPU spikes
Popular ‘Untitled Goose Game’ for macOS rejected twice by Apple’s Mac App Store
Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Guilty Gear -Strive-, Sid Meier’s Civilization 6, Valheim, and More
Epic will now let developers self-publish to the Epic Games Store - The Verge

Streaming 

Twitch addresses livestreaming of explicit deepfake content | Eurogamer.net

Hardware/Software Updates

February 2023 Google Play system update rolls out to Pixel in March
Sony releases new PS5 update with Discord integration, 1440p improvements, and more - The Verge

Deals 

Free Play Days – Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, WRC Generations, Dead by Daylight, and Cities: Skylines – Xbox One Edition

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