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A weekly podcast where we talk about the latest tech, gaming, and streaming news!

  1. 4d ago

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #179 (10/15/2026)

    Tech Flock Safety is reportedly planning major layoffs now that everyone hates it - Engadget Anthropic’s Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police - Ars Technica Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices - Ars Technica YouTube Music rolling out AI labels in the Now Playing screen Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees in biggest round of job cuts since 2022 - Engadget Trump ballroom’s biggest donors were overwelmingly tech and telecom companies - Engadget Gaming Free Steam demo runs up $1,000 daily AI bill and forces devs to take out bank loan — studio eyes local hardware models to escape cloud limits as cheaper automatic fallback AI models create problems, game uses AI to process your voice and build responses Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy Epic Brags That Its New ‘Vibe Coded’ Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam Epic Is Overhauling Its Anti-Cheat So That Fortnite Can Finally Come To A New Platform - GameSpot NY congressman to introduce bill protecting video game ownership - Engadget Big Walk Developers Say “Free Palestine” 🍉 Deals/Sales/Free Games PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for October: Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, Mycopunk and more Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  2. Oct 9

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #178 (10/08/2026)

    Tech Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches - Ars Technica Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional Apple Now Pushing iPhone Users Still on iOS 26 to Install iOS 27 - MacRumors Skydance will combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service - Engadget Bobby Kotick returns: former Activision boss becomes board member of Skydance, the new company formed by Paramount and Warner Bros | Eurogamer.net PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop - OMG! Ubuntu Gaming Unity lean heavily into AI prompting games into existence with Unity Spark | GamingOnLinux Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week | Eurogamer.net Star Wars Zero Company Developer Sees Portion Of Furloughed Workers Return - GameSpot Refurbished PS5 Pros Are Now 50% More Expensive than New Ones at GameStop Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  3. Oct 2

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #177 (10/01/2026)

    Tech New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators - Ars Technica Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028 - Ars Technica Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline Police may have new ways to access data on locked iPhones - Engadget Gaming PlayStation Wants You to Use Your Controller to Simplify Payments Ubisoft Workers of Montreal Union petition to “preserve hybrid work” secures over 300 signatures Here’s the top 50 most played games on Steam Deck for September 2026 | GamingOnLinux Content Creation Malicious Twitch chat messages can trigger code execution on OBS Studio Hardware/Software Updates SteamOS 3.8.28 stable released with big improvements for Steam Deck, Steam Machine and more hardware support | GamingOnLinux Deals/Sales/Free Games Steam Autumn Sale 2026 is live now with lots of discounts | GamingOnLinux When Is The Next Steam Sale? Dates For 2026 And 2027 Sales Revealed - GameSpot PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  4. Sep 18

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #176 (09/17/2026)

    Tech Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data - Ars Technica AI leaders want to hit the brakes after years of reckless speed - Ars Technica Instagram chief thinks a chronological feed is ‘much worse’ and says the quiet part out loud Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It Contest to Open for Ed Sheeran Flooded With Free Palestine Videos and Fart Memes Gaming IGN Ownership Chooses Busiest Time For Games Media In Years To Lay A Bunch Of People Off Wardogs lead says the studio won’t hire people who decry crunch on social media MindsEye Developer Seemingly Shutting Down after New Round of Layoffs Activision Blizzard Sued Again For Alleged Gender Discrimination Candy Crush developers are planning a strike for next week - Engadget PS5 Linux dev quits after “the only hypervisor bug left” was reported to Sony | GamingOnLinux Content Creation Threads leans even further into podcasts with transcripts, analytics and more - Engadget Hardware/Software Updates iOS 26.7 now available for iPhone, here’s what’s new - 9to5Mac iOS 27 and iOS 26.7 Fix More Than 100 Security Bugs - MacRumors Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 - 9to5Mac New PS5 Update Is Out Now, And Sony Actually Added Some New Features - GameSpot Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  5. Sep 11

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #175 (09/10/2026)

    Tech Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time | WIRED Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs - Ars Technica Smear Campaign Says Anti-Flock Movement Is Chinese Propaganda Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus. - Ars Technica The Pentagon Asked OpenAI for Artificial Intelligence Designed to Rarely Say No Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution - Ars Technica Apple details how Apple Watch’s new Audio Intelligence features work in privacy paper Gaming The Legend Of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct: All The Biggest Announcements - GameSpot Nintendo’s Latest Sale Is Made Possible By Tariff Refunds It’s Not Giving You - GameSpot Hideo Kojima’s Physint now being published by Xbox, as PlayStation severs ties with Kojima Productions and Microsoft steps in to take over | Eurogamer.net After Years Of Company Stalling, Blizzard Workers Win Mega-Contract That Applies To All Unionized Teams Ubisoft Is Making Its Games Work Better on Steam by Letting You Uninstall Connect | Digital Foundry Hardware/Software Updates Apple Releases iOS 26.6.2 - MacRumors Apple Announces iOS 27 Release Date - MacRumors Deals/Sales/Free Games PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for September: RuneScape: Dragonwilds, WWE 2K26, Ball x Pit, Date Everything! and more Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  6. Sep 4

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #174 (09/03/2026)

    Tech Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees’ civil liberties Here’s What Apple is Paying John Ternus to Run the Company Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them FBI investigates as hackers sell digital scans of 153M drivers licenses MapQuest Tops App Store Charts After Refusing ‘Lake America’ Change - MacRumors Gaming State of Play & State of Play Japan: all announcements, trailers – PlayStation.Blog Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy New Sony Policy Could Lead To Legal Action Against Vocal PS5 Disc Critics Game Pass Is Getting Worse, And More Expensive - GameSpot Most Of Star Wars Zero Company’s Developers Were Furloughed Weeks Ago Laid off id Software developer says crunch on Doom: The Dark Ages’ Revelations DLC was “brutal” with up to 17-hour days | Eurogamer.net Indie Dev Releases Tearful Message After Multiple Laptops Are Stolen At Gamescom ‘This is horrifying’ Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 AI filter leaks and players are inserting it into every game | VGC How does Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney reckon we can fight the industry’s “Crash 2.0”? By building more factories | Eurogamer.net Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  7. Aug 14

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #173 (08/13/2026)

    Tech Zuckerberg’s superyacht ignored emergency channel, failed to aid stranded boat - Ars Technica Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”. - Gadget Review City That Arrested Person for Clapping at Data Center Meeting Moves to Virtual Meetings for ‘Public Safety’ Roku Unleashes 24/7 AI Slop Channel Apple is working on a way to authenticate that a photo came from an iPhone camera - 9to5Mac Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse - Engadget US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf - Engadget Cloud storage is great until your vendor goes out of business Gaming Saber Interactive’s CEO Matt Karch Can Get In The Bin Indie game publisher Devolver Digital wants to go private | Eurogamer.net Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds - Ars Technica Marvel’s Wolverine “fully playable” on disc when it releases, Insomniac clarifies, perhaps making it one of the last few PlayStation games that will be | Eurogamer.net Content Creation Twitch streamers can now refuse to let Amazon train its genAI models on their content - Engadget Deals/Sales/Free Games PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: Helldivers 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Vampire Survivors, Hell is Us and more Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can follow us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://toot.majorshouse.com/@majorlinux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blacktwitter.io/@synxiec⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://toot.majorshouse.com/@kevikevshow

  8. Aug 7

    Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #172 (08/06/2026)

    Tech Google rolls back the needless AI generation tools it added to Google Earth - Engadget Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand SpaceXAI says it will take a year to fully remove unpermitted gas turbines from its Mississippi data center - Engadget Judge refuses xAI’s request to stop a Minnesota law banning ‘nudify’ apps - Engadget Apple’s ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users’ Real IP Addresses NJ antitrust suit accuses Amazon of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors - Engadget The California Teamsters union is suing the state over self-driving trucks - Engadget The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup? - Ars Technica According to Statcounter, Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally Gaming Steam Numbers for July Linux back over 4% in the July 2026 Steam Survey | GamingOnLinux A PC cooling company shows Sony and Nintendo how it’s done, as it pledges to pass US tariff refunds onto customers Nintendo reports incredible profits, and physical games still play a big part EA is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and private equity Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Has Guns Now, Nintendo Just Won’t Admit It - GameSpot Halo Studios suffers layoffs despite success of Campaign Evolved Content Creation YouTube Bans Popular ASMR Artists, Accusing Them of Making ‘Sexually Gratifying’ Videos Hardware/Software Updates NVIDIA stable driver 595.91.07 and new feature driver 610.57.04 released for Linux Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 With Security Fixes - MacRumors Deals/Sales/Free Games Get plenty of games by supporting the ‘Game industry hardship fund’ Beloved roguelite Moonlighter is free on Steam for a limited time Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can follow us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://toot.majorshouse.com/@majorlinux⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blacktwitter.io/@synxiec⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://toot.majorshouse.com/@kevikevshow

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