We're Talking About That | July 24, 2023

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 News 

  • Meta faces a $100,000 daily fine if it doesn't fix privacy issues in Norway
  • GTA-themed 'Cluckin' Bell' pop-up restaurant catches cease and desist from Take Two, so they're renaming it 'Don't Cluckin' Tell
  • Startup will test self-flying aircraft in remote regions of Canada
  • Microsoft will deliver improved HoloLens combat goggles to Army testers this month
  • Tesla plans to license its Full Self-Driving system to other automakers
  • Netflix added nearly 6 million new subscribers amid password sharing crackdown
  • Blizzard is bringing 'Overwatch 2' to Steam on August 10th
  • Let put a pin in it: Microsoft and Activision extend the deadline for their $68.7 billion merger to October 18th
  • Threads is currently a flashy fad https://mashable.com/article/threads-active-users-down
  • VR deathwatch: https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-quest-pro-production-ending/
  • ChatGPT update allows it to remember who you are and what you like
  • Kevin Mitnick, formerly the world’s ‘most-wanted’ hacker, has passed away
  • CNET 2.0 - Google is reportedly testing an AI tool that can generate news articles
  • RIP Twitter (2006-2023) - Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter to ‘X’ and killing the bird logo

Media

  • DODI has direct play version of DI2 repack on site. Unclear if this will be a trend going forward.
  • Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock will set you back about a mortgage payment
  • 'Babylon 5' is finally coming to Blu-ray
  • What “really” happened to Dolphin on Steam
  • Amazon is bringing its palm-based payments to all Whole Foods Market stores
  • Strange New Worlds mixed up Jim Kirk and Jim Carey
  • Elder Scrolls Online is free on Epic
  • Dead Island 2 is WAY better than it has a right to be
  • PlayStation Project Q Leaks - https://twitter.com/Zuby_Tech/status/1682660832340058112?s=20

Odds and Ends

  • STO summer ship trait and console for sci?
  • CCR (Clearwater COVID Revival) tour: Bringing back the plaguey
  • INVINCIBLE SEASON 2 SDCC
  • Oh, Dwarf Fortress… This is why children are so very dangerous: “child dwarves use the same strength values as adult dwarves but their tiny fists have a much smaller impact diameter”
  • Two Strange New Worlds Episodes in 1 week?! - Lower Decks crossover premiers tonight (Saturday 22th) due to SDCC

 

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