# Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #157 (01/15/2026)

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Podcast: [Tech Talk Thursdays](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-talk-thursdays-3034885)
Published: 2026-01-16T05:40:23+00:00
Episode link: https://techtalkthursdays.net/@TechTalkThursdays/episodes/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-157-01-15-2026
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Duration seconds: 9031

## Resource

Tech Verizon outage takes down cell service across large parts of the US Verizon Offering $20 Credit After Major Outage, Here’s How to Get It - MacRumors Apple debuts ‘Apple Creator Studio’ subscription, here’s what you get - 9to5Mac Spotify is no longer running ads for ICE Instagram user fights DHS for the right to post ICE sightings anonymously - Ars Technica Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok’s Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over ‘sickening content generation’ - 9to5Mac Two countries block Grok app over AI-generated CSAM as we await Apple’s response Gaming As Grok continues generating sexualised images, Epic Games boss says senators calling for a ban are trying to “censor all of their political opponents” | Eurogamer.net Manor Lords Publisher Has Banned AI Assets In Its Games, Called Them “Cancerous” - GameSpot ’A disgrace’: Steam dev is deleting own game after realizing AI is bad Stellar Blade director goes all-in on AI as South Korea’s games industry looks to compete on the global stage | Eurogamer.net Stellar Blade studio Shift Up has gifted all its staff $3,400, AirPods Max and an Apple Watch | VGC Former Xbox executive Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb says he’s been laid off from Unity after 18 months | VGC Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 closes with £1.8m raised for Prevent Cancer Foundation and a 70-player relay in Super Mario 64 Replay | Eurogamer.net Heist game Relooted gets a release date Hardware/Software Updates NVIDIA rolls out DLSS 4.5 to all RTX GPUs Deals PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January: Resident Evil Village, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game and more Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled…

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