Tech Talk Thursdays Episode 7 The Cookout Fam

Topics

Tech

- db8151dd – the mystery data breach of 22 million records

- Apple Calls FBI Comments on Lack of Help Unlocking Florida Shooter's iPhone an 'Excuse to Weaken Encryption'

- Capture an iPhone passcode – an extra feature of GrayKey box

- Attacks via Bluetooth possible on iPhone 8 and older

- Siri grading whistleblower says Apple should face consequences

- Students are failing AP tests because the College Board can’t handle iPhone photos

- Apple and Google Launch COVID-19 Exposure Notification API, Over 20 Countries Have Requested and Received Access

- TikTok rating plummets to 2.0 stars as an Indian YouTuber's fanbase orchestrates one-star campaign

- Microsoft president admits the company was on 'the wrong side of history' with open source

- Nvidia and AMD GPUs deliver 2.5x speed boost in new Premiere Pro patch

- Twitter is trying out new settings for who's allowed to reply to your tweets



Gaming

- Ubisoft leveraging Stadia for WFH game development 

- People are extremely unhappy with Doom Eternal's kernel mode anti-cheat

- Doom Eternal will ditch Denuvo Anti-Cheat in its next update

- Sega, SNK and many others are putting together their own E3-esque conference next month

- Amazon's free-to-play PvP shooter Crucible launches today on Steam

= G2A admits it sold stolen game keys



Software/Hardware Updates

- watchOS 6.2.5 enables ECG and Irregular heart rhythm notifications for Apple Watch in Saudi Arabia

- Apple releases iOS 13.5, here are the new features



Deals

- Civilization 6 is free on the Epic Games Store