Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #140 (05/08/2025)
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Tech
• Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases
• Refurbished iPhone 15 Models Now Available From Apple's Online Store in U.S. and Canada - MacRumors
• Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost - Ars Technica
• TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked
• Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users - Ars Technica
• Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe - Ars Technica
• USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive” - Ars Technica
• DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware - Ars Technica
• Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities - Ars Technica
Gaming
• Polygon has been sold to Valnet, with the majority of staff laid off | VGC
• Prime Gaming members get 22 more games in May | Eurogamer.net
• GTA 6 delayed to 2026 | Eurogamer.net
• EA suggests it has no plans to raise game prices yet despite others doing so | VGC
• Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers - Ars Technica
• Nintendo is suing the accessory brand that flaunted Switch 2 mockups ahead of its reveal
• Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit | GamingOnLinux
• Gears Of War: Reloaded Remaster Coming To PS5, Xbox, And PC In August - GameSpot
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