Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #169 (05/21/2026)

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #169 (05/21/2026)

From Tech Talk Thursdays by Desk Chair Analysts

May 22, 2026 · 2h 37m · Season 1 · Episode 169

About this episode

This episode discusses various technology news including the iPhone 17 Pro, class action lawsuits against major companies, and data privacy issues.

Tech iPhone 17 Pro Will Make Sports History This Weekend Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 - 9to5Mac Kickstarter rolls back its mature content policy after outcry - Engadget X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark - Engadget Meta has reportedly laid off 8,000 employees - Engadget LinkedIn doesn’t want your AI slop anymore - Engadget AI companies and data brokers even resort to fake forms to keep selling our data ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers Disney faces a class action lawsuit over facial recognition tech - Engadget Bitwarden scrubs ‘Always free’ and ‘Inclusion’ values from its website as longtime execs step down - Fast Company Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz - Ars Technica NVIDIA…

People in this episode

Host: Desk Chair Analysts

Topics covered

  • technology news
  • AI ethics
  • data privacy
  • class action lawsuits
  • gaming technology
  • social media policies

Keywords

  • iPhone 17 Pro
  • Plex
  • Kickstarter
  • data privacy
  • class action lawsuit
  • AI ethics
  • NVIDIA
  • Discord
  • Amazon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plex, Kickstarter, Engadget, Meta, LinkedIn, ArXiv, Disney, Bitwarden, Iran, NVIDIA

Products: iPhone 17 Pro

Places: Pennsylvania

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