Tech Talk Thursdays
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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #180 (10/22/2026)
Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #180 (10/22/2026)
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A weekly podcast where we talk about the latest tech, gaming, and streaming news!
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- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #180 (10/22/2026) · 3 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 180Tech • Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say | Reuters • TikTok reportedly bans ads for Musk documentary before its wider US release…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #179 (10/15/2026) · 2 h 57 min · Season 1 Episode 179Tech • Flock Safety is reportedly planning major layoffs now that everyone hates it - Engadget • Anthropic’s Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police - Ars…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #178 (10/08/2026) · 2 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 178Tech • Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage • Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches - Ars Technica • Watch Footage of the…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #177 (10/01/2026) · 2 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 177Tech • New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators - Ars Technica • Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028 - Ars…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #176 (09/17/2026) · 3 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 176Tech • Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data - Ars Technica • AI leaders want to hit the brakes after years of reckless speed - Ars…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #175 (09/10/2026) · 3 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 175Tech • Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time | WIRED • Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs - Ars Technica • Smear Campaign Says…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #174 (09/03/2026) · 2 h 59 min · Season 1 Episode 174Tech • Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees’ civil liberties • Here’s What Apple is Paying John Ternus to Run the Company • Cops Are Asking Axon to Make…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #173 (08/13/2026) · 3 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 173Tech • Zuckerberg’s superyacht ignored emergency channel, failed to aid stranded boat - Ars Technica • Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #172 (08/06/2026) · 2 h 54 min · Season 1 Episode 172Tech • Google rolls back the needless AI generation tools it added to Google Earth - Engadget • Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand •…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #171 (07/16/2026) · 2 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 171Tech • Class action accuses Apple of misleading users about Hide My Email’s privacy protections • New York enacts first US ban on data center construction - Engadget • Meta…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #170 (07/09/2026) · 3 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 170Tech • ’Knockoff’ Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon • FTC reaches settlement that brings right-to-repair to John Deere farm equipment - Engadget • ’Siri AI’…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #169 (05/21/2026) · 2 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 169Tech • iPhone 17 Pro Will Make Sports History This Weekend • Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 - 9to5Mac • Kickstarter rolls back its mature content…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #168 (05/14/2026) · 3 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 168Tech • ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir • Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired - Ars Technica • DOJ…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #167 (05/07/2026) · 3 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 167Tech • Meta AI will analyze faces of teen users ‘but it’s not face recognition’ • Google Chrome takes up 4GB of storage on your computer for AI, if you have space • Amazon Web…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #166 (04/23/2026) · 3 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 166Tech • Judge says White House can’t ‘strong-arm’ Apple into blocking ICE trackers • Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain • This AI…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #165 (04/16/2026) · 3 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 165Tech • 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…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #164 (04/02/2026) · 3 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 164Tech • Apple Says No iPhone in Lockdown Mode Has Ever Been Hacked - MacRumors • Iran threatens imminent attacks on US tech companies in the Middle East • Don’t Like Your Gmail…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #163 (03/19/2026) · 3 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 163Tech • Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company - Ars Technica • This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #162 (03/12/2026) · 3 h 38 min · Season 1 Episode 162Tech • OpenAI’s head of robotics resigns following deal with the Department of Defense • Teamsters urge DOJ to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. merger • Google to Provide…
- Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #161 (03/05/2026) · 3 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 161Tech • Anthropic refuses to bow to Pentagon despite Hegseth’s threats • Anthropic is reportedly back in talks with the Defense Department • Microsoft gets tired of…
