Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #31 (07/01/2021)

Tech

• You should unplug your WD My Book Live immediately if you don't want to lose all your data
• Carrier caught injecting ‘SMS AD’ into Google verification code message
• Google Pay gains the ability to save and display COVID vaccination cards on Android
• (CW: Mention of suicide) Robinhood trading app hit with $70M penalty for 'misleading' customers
• A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft
• LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries
• Windows 11 doesn't officially support first-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs, but don't panic just yet
• Windows 11 won't be officially supported by any Intel Mac here's why
• Windows 11 is due out this year, but the free update for Windows 10 arrives in 2022
• Microsoft acknowledges the Windows 11 PC Health Check was 'not fully prepared'
• Windows 11 could support AMD Zen and Intel Kaby Lake CPUs after all

Gaming

• DirectStorage won't be supported in Windows 10
• Windows Store devs 'can keep 100% of their revenue', unless they're making games
• Cloud streaming for Games Pass is now available to all subscribers

Streaming

• Emote updates galore

Deals

• Xbox Games with Gold July lineup announced

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