Computerworld News
Though technology companies announced massive layoffs last year, 2023 is looking much worse, as tech giants including Amazon, Facebook parent company Meta, Microsoft, Google, IBM, SAP, and Salesforce — as well as many smaller tech companies — announce sweeping jobs cuts.The problem: Big Tech went on a hiring binge during the pandemic when lockdowns sparked a tech buying spree to support remote work and an uptick in e-commerce, and now they face revenue declines.Although global IT spending is forecast to rise in 2023, with enterprise software and IT services experiencing the greatest growth, the overall increase is expected to be modest,… [...]
Russia’s Kremlin ordered officials to stop using iPhones, apparently over concerns the devices could be vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, Reuters reports. When surveillance-as-a-service firms sit exposed for brazenly undermining device security, it's hard to think there isn't an argument there. But the bigger story isn’t the harm to Apple’s small business in Russia, it's the threat to digital supply chains it shows.To read this article in full, please click here [...]
Once you’ve mastered the basics of Google Docs, it’s time take your documents up a notch. Some documents need to include citations, while some can benefit from charts or a table of contents. Others may require a watermark for security or branding purposes. In this guide, we’ll show you how to work with these four elements in Google Docs for more professional documents.[ Google Docs cheat sheet: How to get started ] How to add charts in Google Docs When your document contains lots of facts and figures, charts can highlight and clarify the most important data points. There are… [...]
Microsoft has resolved 80 new CVEs this month in addition to four earlier CVEs, bringing the number of security issues addressed in this month's Patch Tuesday release to 84. Unfortunately, we have two zero-day flaws in Outlook (CVE-2023-23397) and Windows (CVE-2023-24880) that require a "Patch Now" release requirement for both Windows and Microsoft Office updates. As it was last month, there were no further updates for Microsoft Exchange Server or Adobe Reader. This month the team at Application Readiness has provided a helpful infographic that outlines the risks associated with each of the updates for this cycle.To read this article in full,… [...]
The hype machine is real with Generative AI and ChatGPT, which are seemingly everywhere in tech these days. So it's not surprising that we're starting to hear chatter about a new, improved Siri. In fact, 9to5Mac has already spotted a new natural language system.Do you speak my language? The claim is that Siri on tvOS 16.4 beta has a new "Siri Natural Language Generation" framework. As described, it doesn’t sound impressive, as it mainly seems focused on telling (dad?) jokes, but might also let you to use natural language to set timers. It is codenamed "Bobcat."To read this article in full,… [...]
The chatbot’s integration will allow enterprise users to get notifications about events such as security risks and the status of system health from within Teams, and also let them run command line interface commands to run notebooks. [...]
(Microsoft is a client of the author.)Microsoft has unveiled its 'Copilot' generative AI for Office and I believe it is as big a game changer as the launch of Windows (and I was the launch analyst for Windows when I started my career).With any advance like this, there is always an impact on employment, performance, and the trajectory of the related work. In thinking about generative AI, the third segment of the movie Fantasia — “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” — comes to mind. It dramatizes what can happen when someone gets an incredible power, but doesn’t know how to use it… [...]
After a run that lasted for a decade, the end has come for Google Glass, with the announcement this week that the tech behemoth will discontinue the enterprise version of the augmented reality (AR) glasses.Sales of Google Glass Enterprise were halted as of Wednesday, though support will continue for another six months, according to a company announcement.“After September 15, 2023, you will continue to be able to use the Glass Enterprise Edition device and existing software. No software updates from Google are planned,” Google said in a FAQ.To read this article in full, please click here [...]
After announcing its Microsoft 365 Copilot chatbot to automate various tasks in multiple Microsoft office apps, Microsoft on Thursday demonstrated the tool’s capabilities and introduced a new extension called Business Chat.Microsoft 365 Copilot is generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology based on GPT-4, a large language model (LLM) created by OpenAI, which is also the basis for the wildly popular ChatGPT chatbot. To read this article in full, please click here [...]
With the arrival of the iPhone 14, Apple has only sold smartphones with eSIM support in the US. But that may be about to change. At least one analyst thinks Apple plans to extend eSIM use to Europe and some Asian markets by next year, when SIMs will be removed from its devices.eSIM for the rest of us? We’ve expected the move since Apple began with eSIM inside the iPhone in 2018, though consumers have complained at the complexity of setup in the US. In part, these challenges reflect inconsistent approaches to the tech across mobile carriers, but there could be… [...]
GameInformer News
In our never-ending quest to track down the best tech, toys, tabletop games, and gear, 2023 has already become a standout. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or looking for a gift for that special someone, we’ve got plenty of options. Read the full story... [...]
This chilling and bizarre DC Elseworlds story, adapted from a comic book miniseries by Mike Mignola, is a mash-up of the world of Batman and the cosmic-horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham will be available to own on Digital, 4K, and Blu-ray on March 28th. This is your opportunity to own it, yours to keep forever, all you need to do is enter below by 4/2/2023 for your chance to win. We have 10 movies available. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is rated PG-13. Must be a resident of… [...]
Cal Kestis’ desperate fight against the Empire is the centerpiece of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and a new story trailer provides a peek into his struggle as well as the allies, old and new, helping him. The trailer provides glimpses of Cal’s friends and crewmates Ceres Junda, Greez Dritus, and Merrin, all sporting five years' worth of age, strife, and hair (or lack thereoff). We also get a look at a new partner, the mercenary Bode Akuna. Some fresh gameplay clips are sprinkled in, too, as we see the now grizzled Cal duel stormstroopers, bounty hunters, and droids. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launches on… [...]
Shortly after the launch of Sonic Frontiers late last year, Sega and Sonic Team unveiled a 2023 roadmap that includes three significant content releases over the course of the year. Now that we're three months into the calendar, Sonic Team is ready to release the first of the three updates this week. This first content release of 2023 is called "Sights, Sounds, and Speed" and adds content across three areas of the game. First up, new challenge modes, which can be accessed after you complete the main story campaign, give you access to Cyber Space Challenge and Battle Rush via the… [...]
Respawn Entertainment has opened its third studio. The EA-owned developer announced this news today, stating that this new studio is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and is led by "veteran AAA battle royale and FPS developers," according to a press release. This Madison-based studio will be focused primarily on creating content for Respawn's battle royale FPS, Apex Legends. Below is a statement about the studio's opening from Daniel Suarez, the senior vice president of operations at Respawn: We’re incredibly excited to announce that the Apex Legends team at Respawn will continue to strengthen its development team with the introduction of a brand… [...]
From Software celebrated the one-year anniversary of Elden Ring last month and now, publisher Bandai Namco has released some fun statistics covering what players have done in 365 days of Elden Ring. Starting with the least surprising statistic, players have attempted to defeat Malenia, Blade of Miquella, a colossal 329 million times. In second place, players have attempted to beat Margit the Fell Omen 281 million times. In third, Limgrave Tree Sentinel 277 million times, Radagon of the Golden Order in fourth at 148 million, and in fifth, Starscourge Radahn at 139 million. Across all bosses in Elden Ring, players… [...]
The remake of Resident Evil 4 is finally out this week and ahead of the game's launch, Capcom has released a cute (and disturbing) anime short based on the game. In it, we see protagonist Leon Kennedy attempt to get through the curiously adorable Spanish village that serves as the setting to RE4's opening while searching for the missing daughter of the president, Ashley Graham. Things don't go according to plan for Leon, unfortunately, and well, you can see what happens for yourself in the anime short below: Let's hope our own journeys through RE4 go better than Leon's did in… [...]
Developer Angry Mob Games has revealed that its action roguelite platformer, Trinity Fusion, will launch into Early Access next month. More specifically, Trinity Fusion hits Early Access on April 13. You can access this Early Access launch via both Steam and the Epic Games Store. In Trinity Fusion, you play as Maya, a cross-dimensional warrior who is able to tap into three versions of herself across parallel dimensions. Check out the action all three versions of Maya must face in the multiverse in the new Trinity Fusion trailer below: "We have a ton of content in the works for Trinity… [...]
Zack Snyder, the director behind "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice," "Man of Steel," and more, has revealed that his upcoming Netflix movie, "Rebel Moon," is getting the game treatment. Snyder told The Nerd Queens podcast this alongside word that he was helping with the development of the game, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. As for the type of game, Snyder says it will be an RPG and apparently, it will have a "ridiculous scale." "The one thing that I'm having a really good time with – and I don't really know if I'm supposed to talk about it –… [...]
Reviewed on: PlayStation 5 Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher: 2K Games Developer: Visual Concepts Release: March 17, 2023 Rating: Teen WWE 2K23 doesn’t break the mold from last year’s big re-debut, instead offering smaller improvements and additions to the elements that worked.The action feels similar but a little more polished, the modes have more features, and is a more solid package all around. Though there are still some kinks to work out, 2K23 stands as a respectable follow-up. Control-wise, 2K23 is identical to the previous game’s revamped setup, but is a bit smoother.… [...]
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