From Sam Atlman’s OpenAI drama to a deluge of deepfakes, here’s a quick look back at the most talked-about tech news of 2023:

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman was sacked from the company and then returned within days. Not only that but he also restructured entire OpenAI board.

The technology sector is grappling with a surge in job losses, exceeding 240,000 in 2023 — a 50 percent increase from the previous year.

5G Completes A Year. Telecom giants Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have expanded 'True 5G' and '5G Plus' networks from major cities to over 10,000 cities.

Actress Rashmika Mandanna became a victim of deepfake technology, as a video featuring British Indian model Zara Patel with Rashmika's face generated concerns.

WhatsApp Rolls Out Edit Button. With this new editing feature, users can edit their messages within a 15-minute window. This free feature is now available to all users.

Apple reached a historic milestone with its stock closing at $189.25, a 0.6 per cent increase that brought the tech giant close to a $3 trillion market capitalisation.

US, UK, and over a dozen other nations unveiled and signed a pioneering international agreement in November, addressing AI security to combat illicit use.

Microsoft Bing gets AI Edge. Microsoft disclosed plans to integrate advanced AI capabilities, similar to ChatGPT, into the Bing search engine through the prometheus model.

Google launches Bard AI. Google's AI tool is aimed at competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Bing-integrated chatbot.

Meta Tries To Take On Twitter with Project 92. Threads, closely integrated with Instagram, quickly became the fastest-growing consumer software application in history.