Podcast Episode Details

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #150 (10/02/2025)

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Season 1 Episode 150

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Tech

• Meta announces paid subscriptions for both Instagram and Facebook in the UK

• Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats - Ars Technica

• Neon app to sell your audio calls says it will return after massive security breach

• Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel

• F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project - Ars Technica

• Tile trackers reportedly have a security flaw that can let stalkers track your location

• Red Hat Investigating Breach Impacting as Many as 28,000 Customers, Including the Navy and Congress

• Apple’s latest software updates fix this lone security vulnerability - 9to5Mac

Gaming

• Asus’ new ROG Xbox Ally X set to break the bank at $999.99

• Costco reportedly comments on removing Xbox stock | Windows Central

• Microsoft increases price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, despite record subscription profits last year | Eurogamer.net

• EA Sold To Saudi Arabia And Trump’s Son-In-Law For $55 Billion - GameSpot

• Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is the latest game company to announce layoffs

• Starbreeze has cancelled its Dungeons & Dragons game and is laying off 44 staff as it focuses on Payday | VGC

Content Creation

• You Can Now Rewind Twitch Live Streams, But There’s A Catch - GameSpot

• MrBeast defends trapping man in burning building for chance to win $500,000

Hardware/Software Updates

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