{"podcast":{"title":"Tech Talk Thursdays","slug":"tech-talk-thursdays-3034885","podcast_index_feed_id":3034885,"rss_url":"https://techtalkthursdays.net/@TechTalkThursdays/feed.xml","website_url":"https://techtalkthursdays.net/@TechTalkThursdays","image_url":"https://techtalkthursdays.net/media/podcasts/TechTalkThursdays/cover_feed.jpg","author":"Desk Chair Analysts","episode_count":173,"summary":"A weekly podcast where we talk about the latest tech, gaming, and streaming news!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T14:19:56.184692+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-talk-thursdays-3034885"},"episode":{"title":"Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #171 (07/16/2026)","slug":"tech-talk-thursdays-episode-171-07-16-2026","published_at":"2026-07-17T05:08:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-talk-thursdays-3034885/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-171-07-16-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-talk-thursdays-3034885","url":"https://techtalkthursdays.net/@TechTalkThursdays/episodes/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-171-07-16-2026","audio_url":"https://techtalkthursdays.net/audio/@TechTalkThursdays/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-171-07-16-2026.mp3","summary":"Tech 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 removes feature that let users generate AI images from public Instagram posts - 9to5Mac Lawsuit claims Meta’s layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans - Ars Technica Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory - Ars Technica Gaming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Barcelona goes on three-day strike in protest of layoffs | Eurogamer.net “We mean business“ - Bethesda union members to march in protest of sweeping Xbox job cuts | Eurogamer.net Microsoft accused of unfair labor practices by US and Canadian video game unions - Engadget Users flock to Xbox Player Voice portal to ask for an end to cycle of layoffs | Eurogamer.net Sony faces an anti-trust complaint in Mexico over ending PlayStation physical media | Eurogamer.net It looks like iFixit won’t be getting any more Steam Deck LCD spare parts | GamingOnLinux Games Done Quick abruptly canceled SNK stream due to ties with Saudi Arabia - Engadget Deals/Sales/Free Games PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Rise of the Ronin, Firefighting Simulator: Ignite and more Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join the Discord at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can follow us…","meta_description":"Tech Class action accuses Apple of misleading users about Hide My Email’s privacy protections New York enacts first US ban on data center construction - E…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9025,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tech-talk-thursdays-3034885/episodes/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-171-07-16-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-talk-thursdays-3034885/tech-talk-thursdays-episode-171-07-16-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}