Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #97 (09/14/2023)

Tech

• MGM Resorts hit by ‘cybersecurity issue,’ leading to massive outage
  • Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data
• Update everything: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge just patched a big flaw
• Lyft aims to match women and nonbinary riders and drivers with each other more often
• California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone
• Pixel Tablet gets repair guides, replacements parts from iFixit
• Apple iPhone 15 event: the seven biggest announcements
  • iPhone 15 Pro supports 10Gbps USB 3 speeds, the first for an iPhone – 9to5Mac
  • Apple selling $29 USB-C to Lightning Adapter after iPhone charging port change – 9to5Mac
  • Apple Not Offering USB-C AirPods Pro Cases As a Standalone Purchase – MacRumors

Gaming

• Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Death Stranding and Resident Evil Village are coming to iPhone 15 Pro
• Starfield is getting DLSS, an FOV slider, and ultrawide monitor support – The Verge
• Starfield has arrived on Nvidia’s GeForce Now — the most important cloud game yet – The Verge
• Game devs say Unity’s big change puts studios at risk
  • Unity bosses sold stock days before development fees announcement, raising eyebrows | Eurogamer.net
  • Unity backtracks slightly on plans to charge developers for game installs | Eurogamer.net
  • Unity cancels town hall over reported death threats – The Verge
    • The call was coming from inside the house
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for September: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

Streaming

• Today in fucking around and finding out

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 15.7.9, iPadOS 15.7.9, macOS 12.6.9 and macOS 11.7.10 – MacRumors
• PS5 update rolls out globally with new accessibility, audio, and social feature enhancements
• Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical Windows bugs, Word exploit | PCWorld

Deals 

• Free Play Days – The Sims 4 Cats and Dogs Bundle and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Xbox Wire

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