A Tech Affair episode 179: The most important events in the tech world in 2023

Philipp Rüegg

14.12.2023

Translation: machine translated

Artificial intelligence that threatens to take over the world. VR goggles that want to change our lives. Unprecedented company takeovers. The tech world has had a wild year. We talk about the five most important events in the podcast.

Early in the year, ChatGPT triggered unprecedented hype around artificial intelligence. Chatbots sprouted up like mushrooms. Very few of them are really intelligent and we haven't become much smarter about the future of this trend either.

Artificial intelligence is also one of the reasons why Hollywood came to a standstill for several months. Both the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild went on strike, but not just because they don't want to be replaced by AI.

Microsoft is the victim of perhaps the most significant hack in history and hardly anyone is talking about it. How can that be?

Apple doesn't want us to talk about a VR headset. Then I'll just call it a pair of 3500 dollar ski goggles with an integrated computer. The Apple Vision Pro wants to revolutionise. It is already causing heated discussions.

It is considered one of the most important deals in the tech world: Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for almost 70 billion US dollars. The takeover was met with strong winds from regulators in Europe and the USA. In the end, Microsoft was allowed to rejoice, but whether this also applies to female gamers is another question.

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• [00:02:18] The most important events in the tech world part 1
• [00:21:00] The most important events in the tech world part 2
• [00:31:30] The most important events in the tech world part 3
• [00:43:01] The most important events in the tech world part 4
• [00:57:45] The most important events in the tech world, part 5

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Philipp Rüegg

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As a child, I wasn't allowed to have any consoles. It was only with the arrival of the family's 486 PC that the magical world of gaming opened up to me. Today, I'm overcompensating accordingly. Only a lack of time and money prevents me from trying out every game there is and decorating my shelf with rare retro consoles. more

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