Tech news in brief

On January 19, 1983, Apple, then led by John Sculley, released the Lisa, its new GUI (graphical user interface) computer operable with a mouse. The concept was revolutionary at a time when all operating systems, such as CP/M and MS/DOS, relied on…

A recent survey shows that the five areas of computing technology predicted to have the most impact in 2023 are cloud computing, 5G, the metaverse, electric vehicles, and the industrial Internet of Things. The forecast is based on responses from 350…

Microsoft confirmed it will lay off about 10,000 employees, or around 4.5% of its global workforce, by the end of Q3 of its 2023 fiscal year. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Microsoft writes that this measure comes as…

This week, Microsoft is launching Azure OpenAI, a service that makes it easy to integrate OpenAI artificial intelligence models into cloud applications. Microsoft has been testing this service for just over a year, and it will soon add access to…

Hard drive sales have crashed, as evidenced by a 40% drop in 2022. The three industry leaders saw similar drops last year, with a 43.7% shipment decrease for biggest producer Seagate, 40% for Western Digital Technologies and 39.3% for Toshiba. There…

The PC market is looking decidedly grim. Figures recently released by Canalys, IDC and Gartner show that worldwide sales in 2022 are way down. Gartner points to a year-over-year 28.5% slump in Q4, the largest quarterly decline since Gartner started…

On the morning of January 11, an outage of the NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system grounded over 11,000 US flights. This system equips flight officers with information about any possible flight hazard. Pilots are obligated to consult these…

Intel just launched its fastest desktop processor to date, blowing past the 6GHz barrier at stock speeds for the first time. With Intel’s Thermal Velocity Boost technology, the new Core i9-13900KS (S stands for “Special Edition”) is the first…