Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #165 (04/16/2026)

Tech Bluesky is having some issues in one of its ‘reginos’ YouTube Premium’s US pricing is going up Video shows how to steal $10,000 from locked iPhone in controlled setting - 9to5Mac French government says au revoir Windows, bienvenue Linux A man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly shooting at Sam Altman’s house NAACP sues xAI over data center pollution Apple Threatened to Pull Grok From App Store Over Sexualized Images - MacRumors Bubble watch: Fashion brand Allbirds pivots hard to become AI services company - Ars Technica Snap is laying off 16 percent of its workforce, blames AI IBM settles its DEI lawsuit with the DOJ for $17 million Trump admin hounds Reddit to reveal identity of user who criticized ICE - Ars Technica FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn’t explain why - Ars Technica US operating system age verification bill “Parents Decide Act” gets published | GamingOnLinux Gaming Call of Duty movie arrives on June 30, 2028 Federal Aviation Administration targets gamers in this bespoke and not at all cringeworthy recruitment ad | Eurogamer.net NZXT agrees to let customers keep their rental PCs in class-action settlement - Ars Technica Ubisoft Settles With Developers Who Were Laid Off After Unionizing GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games hacked once again but insists only a “limited amount of non-material company information” was compromised Graveyard Keeper earns over $250K after free giveaway PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for April: The Crew Motorfest, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Football Manager 26 Console, Warriors: Abyss 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