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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #143 (07/10/2025)
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Tech
• US government seeks tool to find ‘hidden language’ in messages on your phone
• 5th Avenue Apple Store spray-painted by climate protesters calling for boycott
• Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps
• Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update
◦ Grok chatbot silenced as even Musk saw how awful it was
◦ Elon Musk is trying to blame Grok's Nazi rants on rogue X users
• Linda Yaccarino Quits Musk's X After Grok Antisemitism Debacle
• Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting more than 1,000 jobs
Gaming
• Microsoft Layoffs Sweep Xbox [Updated]
◦ Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’
• Capcom cancels Monster Hunter performance lecture as ‘staff face threats from players’
• Ubisoft Has Laid Off 19 Employees At Red Storm Entertainment
• SAG-AFTRA approves 2025 Video Game Agreement, officially concluding its strike
• Lobbying Group Says Stop Killing Games' Petition Would Make Games "Prohibitively Expensive To Create"
Deals
• No ICE In California Bundle Raises Defense Funds With 560 Games For $10
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July: Cyberpunk 2077, Abiotic Factor, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and more
Managing Mayhem
• Choosing a tool of choice – browsers
• “Open mind, closed circuit”
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