Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #143 (07/10/2025) Tech Talk Thursdays podcast

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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