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Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #167 (05/07/2026)
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- Tech Talk Thursdays
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- May 8, 2026
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- 11663
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Summary
Tech 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 Services, Microsoft and NVIDIA will provide AI tech to Pentagon - Engadget Google’s Pentagon AI deal reportedly drove the DeepMind team to unionize - Engadget Building for the future (Cloudflare layoffs) Coinbase lays off nearly 700 workers in ‘AI-native’ restructuring - Engadget Maryland Lawmakers Press Apple Over Decision to Close Unionized Store - MacRumors Apple Faces Dozens of Lawsuits Over AirTag Stalking After Class Action Denied - MacRumors Senators ban themselves from prediction markets after candidates bet on own races - Ars Technica DHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts | WIRED ICE Plans to Develop Own Smart Glasses to ‘Supplement’ Its Facial Recognition App Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack | TechCrunch Gaming Full Metal Gear Solid 2 source code leaks online on 30th April | Eurogamer.net ESA Says Bill Pushing For Offline Versions Of Live-Service Games Would Hurt Developers - GameSpot GameStop is reportedly preparing an offer to buy eBay - Engadget GameStop CEO Selling GameStop Stuff On Ebay To Fund Buyout Of Ebay - GameSpot Sony will soon settle a PlayStation Store class action lawsuit for $7.8 million - Engadget MindsEye Dev Reportedly Laid Off 170 Of 250 Employees - GameSpot Xbox is ditching Microsoft’s Copilot AI - Engadget Streamers And Voice Actors Refuse To Work With Popular New Gacha Game Over Gen AI Concerns Google just bought a stake in the maker of Eve Online to train its AI models - Engadget Hardware/Software Updates Android 16 May update rolling out: Pixel display, slow wireless charging fi…