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

Tech

Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage

Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches - Ars Technica

Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Apple Now Pushing iPhone Users Still on iOS 26 to Install iOS 27 - MacRumors

Skydance will combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service - Engadget

Bobby Kotick returns: former Activision boss becomes board member of Skydance, the new company formed by Paramount and Warner Bros | Eurogamer.net

PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop - OMG! Ubuntu

Gaming

Unity lean heavily into AI prompting games into existence with Unity Spark | GamingOnLinux

Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts

Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week | Eurogamer.net