Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #178 (10/08/2026)

Tech [Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...) [Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches - Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...) [Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional](https://www.404media.co/watch-footage...) [Apple Now Pushing iPhone Users Still on iOS 26 to Install iOS 27 - MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/08/...) [Skydance will combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service - Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2279192/skyd...) [Bobby Kotick returns: former Activision boss becomes board member of Skydance, the new company formed by Paramount and Warner Bros | Eurogamer.net](https://www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotic...) [PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop - OMG! Ubuntu](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/a...) Gaming [Unity lean heavily into AI prompting games into existence with Unity Spark | GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10...) [Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts](https://www.eurogamer.net/ninja-theor...) [Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week | Eurogamer.net](https://www.eurogamer.net/supermassiv...) [Star Wars Zero Company Developer Sees Portion Of Furloughed Workers Return - GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sta...) [Refurbished PS5 Pros Are Now 50% More Expensive than New Ones at GameStop](https://www.polygon.com/gamestop-play...) Please consider supporting the channel and the MajorsHouse network at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://ko-fi.com/majorlinux%C2%A0) If there are any topics you’d like to see covered, reach out to [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttt@majorshouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](mailto:ttt@majorshouse.com) or join the Discord at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://majors.house/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...](https://majors.house/discord)