Apple's Hardware Sales, Investments in AI, and Mixed Reality Headset for Mental Health Diagnosis; Microsoft's AI Services and Security Practices

In this episode, we dive into the latest tech news. We discuss how AI is dominating the tech landscape in 2024, while the cybersecurity talent gap continues to widen. Apple beats earnings expectations, but their hardware business slumps, and we explore the potential of AI and mixed reality on the horizon. Microsoft puts a limit on AI use as part of their secure future initiative, and we examine the advancements in multimodal AI. We also share significant market perspectives, including the ranking of AI as the most important technology globally in 2024, along with other top technologies like extended reality, cloud computing, 5G, and electric vehicles. The episode concludes with a discussion on key priorities for the coming year, such as digital twins, 6G, quantum computing, sustainability, and cybersecurity.

Three things to know today

00:00 AI Dominates 2024's Tech Landscape as Cybersecurity Talent Gap Widens Despite Rising Tech Salaries

05:26 Apple Beats Earnings Expectations but Hardware Slumps; AI and Mixed-Reality on the Horizon

07:57 Microsoft Puts a Limit on AI Use Amidst New Secure Future Initiative and Advances in Multimodal AI

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