Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #30 (06/10/2021)

Tech

• Biden abandons Trump’s plan to ban TikTok, calls for broader security review instead
• TikTok privacy policy now references ‘faceprints and voiceprints’
• Razer sets its sights on saving the seven seas with smart robots
• Graphene could allow hard drives to hold 10 times more data
• Pirated games helped a malware campaign compromise 3.2 million PCs
• Fastly CDN Server Issue Brings Down Swathes of Websites [Update: Solved]
  • This week’s internet blackout was caused by a single user update
• Apps Continuing to Track Users Despite Apple’s Privacy Prompt
• Apple pays out millions in compensation to student after iPhone repair facility shared her explicit personal images online
• WWDC 2021
  • iOS 15
    • Apple unveils iOS 15 with new FaceTime features and more
    • iOS 15 Includes Built-In Password Authenticator With Autofill, Replacing Google Authenticator and Authy
    • Apple Introduces Android Fragmentation With iOS 15
    • iOS 15 adds offline Siri for faster query recognition
    • You’ll Be Able to Add Your Driver’s License to Your iPhone in Select States Starting With iOS 15
    • iOS 15 Compatible With All iPhones That Run iOS 14
  • iPadOS 15
    • iPadOS 15 Features Widgets Anywhere on Home Screen and App Library
    • iPadOS 15 Allows You to Build iPhone and iPad Apps on an iPad
    • iPadOS 15 coming to all iPads supported by iPadOS 14 this fall, here’s the full list
  • macOS Monterey
    • Apple Announces macOS Monterey With Shortcuts App, Updated Safari Browsing, ‘Focus’ Do Not Disturb Features, and More
    • macOS Monterey includes new ‘erase all contents and settings’ option for resetting your Mac
  • Apple Brings Facetime to Android Via the Web
  • Apple’s new Live Text feature is a years-late Google Lens ripoff
  • Apple introduces iCloud+ service with Private Relay, Hide My Email, more

Gaming

• Stadia finally adds Chromecast with Google TV support this month
• AT&T will offer 6 months of Google Stadia cloud gaming to 5G and Fiber customers
• Google Stadia is finally coming to the latest Chromecast and the Nvidia Shield TV
• Microsoft putting Xbox in TVs, building its own streaming devices, and exploring new Game Pass subscriptions
• Xbox boss Phil Spencer issues thinly-veiled dig at Sony’s PC strategy
• Microsoft aims to release at least one new first-party game into Xbox Game Pass every quarter
• Microsoft says it’s already working on new Xbox consoles, “some of which won’t come to light for years”
• Summer Game Fest 2021 recap: Elden Ring, Overwatch 2, Far Cry 6 and more
• Everything that happened at Day Of The Devs 2021
• Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA
• CD Projekt warns employee data might be caught up in leak circulating online

Software/Hardware Updates

• Your Google Pixel Phone Gets Fresh Update With New Features
• Download the new Nvidia driver hotfix to sort out BSODs and random screen flashing
• There is an active security exploit for Chrome — update now Keep yourself protected from a zero-day vulnerability

Deals

• Control is free this week on the Epic Games Store

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