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January 20, 2023

Winget: The best way to keep Windows apps updated

The winget command, which taps into the Windows Package Manager service, makes it a breeze to keep applications up to date in Windows 10 or 11. Here’s how to use it. Read more ▶

Image: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirms plan to lay off 10,000 workers

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirms plan to lay off 10,000 workers

The chief executive chalked up the massive layoff to efforts to align Microsoft's cost and revenue structure while investing in areas that the company predicts will show long-term growth.

Google's parent company Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs

Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, told employees on Friday that the company would be reducing its global workforce by around 6%.

Gen Zers and millennials split over the appeal of remote work

More than one in three employees want fully remote work this year, but that sentiment isn't shared equally among generations. Workers also feel pay hasn't kept up with inflation.

Image: A colossal Wear OS calendar upgrade — Google Pixel Watch and beyond

A colossal Wear OS calendar upgrade — Google Pixel Watch and beyond

Whether you're rockin' a Google Pixel Watch or another Wear OS device, this easy calendar upgrade will make your smartwatch about a zillion times more useful.

Apple now offers Wi-Fi 6E in Macs; what does it do?

Apple introduced Wi-Fi 6E to iPads in late 2022 and this week unveiled the first Macs to support the standard. What difference might it make?

Generative AI isn’t about what you think it is

While everyone is having fun using tools like ChatGPT to “create” all kinds of works, the real value lies in AI’s ability to refine ideas and tasks.

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