Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #161 (03/05/2026)

Tech Anthropic refuses to bow to Pentagon despite Hegseth’s threats Anthropic is reportedly back in talks with the Defense Department Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes Meta’s AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderators Lawmakers Demand DHS Define ‘Domestic Terrorist’ As It Uses Vast Array of Surveillance Tools CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester Apple Announces Low-Cost ‘MacBook Neo’ With A18 Pro Chip - MacRumors Mac Studio 512GB RAM Option Disappears Amid Global DRAM Shortage - MacRumors Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai Gaming Drone Strikes On AWS Servers Coincide With Fortnite Server Issues - GameSpot The biggest announcements from the new Nintendo Indie World showcase Sony will stop bringing PS5 exclusives to PC — because they’re not selling Man Spent $20,000 on PlayStation Games. He Lost It All to a Security Loophole | PCMag Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats | GamingOnLinux Most-played demos of Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition Highguard is shutting down less than 2 months after launch MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy’s co-CEO blames “organised espionage and corporate sabotage” again, while announcing new wave of layoffs | Eurogamer.net Hardware/Software Updates Apple Releases iOS 26.3.1 and iPadOS 26.3.1 With Bug Fixes and Studio Display Support - MacRumors Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 With Support for Studio Display and Studio Display XDR - MacRumors Deals Super Mario games are on sale for Mario Day, including Nintendo’s first Switch 2 discount 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