Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #133 (02/13/2025)

Tech

• US senator wants to fine and jail those who use DeepSeek and other Chinese AIs
• TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app

• Android users who want TikTok would be best advised to copy iPhone users

• Workday lays off 1,750 employees, citing demand for AI
• Amazon faces new union test in North Carolina | CNN Business
• Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program - Ars Technica
• New York metro transit systems add on-demand sign language interpreters
• Google I/O 2025 set for May 20-21

Gaming

• State of Play February 2025: all announcements, trailers – PlayStation.Blog
• Sony has spilled the beans on what caused the PSN outage, and thrown in some free PSN sub to those affected | VG247

• Capcom extends next Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test weekend due to PSN Outage

• Nvidia GeForce Now is currently sold out — here's when it's coming back
• Nintendo patent confirms Joy-Con mouse functionality rumored for Switch 2
• Bandai Namco has lost or laid off over 100 staff since April with little fanfare | VG247
• Crysis 4 put "on hold" as developer Crytek is next studio hit by layoffs | Eurogamer.net
• Unity continues laying off staff as troubles continue | GamingOnLinux
• Destiny 2: Heresy launching with missing voice lines due to SAG-AFTRA strike | Eurogamer.net
• "The executives of our company did not protect us": Activision Blizzard workers hit back at claim harassment lawsuits were "fake" | Eurogamer.net
• Harrison Ford praises Troy Baker's Indiana Jones: "it didn't take AI to do it" | Eurogamer.net
• Fans React to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl PlayStation Easter Egg - IGN

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 18.3.1 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors

• Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.3.1 Includes Fix for Actively Exploited Vulnerability - MacRumors

• Bug in macOS and iOS updates re-enables Apple Intelligence for some who'd opted out

• Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 - MacRumors

Deals

• Prime Gaming's February freebies include BioShock Infinite and Wolfenstein: Youngblood
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for February: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, TopSpin 2K25, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 1 and more

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