Daily Summary of Technology · Final editionWednesday 28 October 2026 · UTC
Technology News: 28 October 2026
Apple's first touchscreen Mac arrives; Google Cloud doubles as Microsoft grows 19%
At its Pro and Tell event in Los Angeles, Apple unveiled a MacBook Pro with an OLED touch display, the first Mac with a touchscreen. Pre-orders also opened for its new iPad mini and M6 Macs. Alphabet reported that Google Cloud revenue more than doubled to $30.7 billion, but its shares fell after it missed overall forecasts.
Microsoft posted a 19% rise in quarterly revenue and was reported to be offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees.
Apple unveils OLED MacBook Pro with touch display, its first touchscreen Mac
At its Pro and Tell event, Apple announced a MacBook Pro with a tandem OLED display and touch input, the first Mac to support either. The new model uses the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and adds a Dynamic Island, a glowing Apple logo and a new speaker system. It costs $400 more than comparable mini-LED models, which remain on sale.
Pre-orders also opened on Wednesday for the OLED iPad mini, the M6 iMac and the M6 14-inch MacBook Pro announced earlier in the week, all available from November 6.
Microsoft revenue rises 19% to $92.3 billion; Windows device revenue falls 22%
Microsoft reported revenue of $92.3 billion for its fiscal first quarter, which ended September 30, up 19% from a year earlier. Operating income rose 21% to $45.9 billion. Non-GAAP diluted earnings were $4.89 per share, a figure that excludes the effect of its OpenAI investments. On the consumer side, Windows OEM and Devices revenue fell 22% and Xbox content and services revenue fell 2%.
Google Cloud revenue doubles to $30.7 billion, but Alphabet misses forecasts
Alphabet said Google Cloud revenue rose 103% to $30.7 billion in the third quarter, driven by demand for its AI infrastructure and AI products, and cloud operating income rose to $11.1 billion from $3.6 billion. Total revenue grew 25% to $127.58 billion, but both revenue and earnings missed Wall Street estimates. CNBC said it was the company's first miss on both measures in nearly four years.
Alphabet reported negative free cash flow of $9.07 billion, kept its 2026 capital spending forecast at $195 billion to $205 billion and said it expects a significant increase in 2027. Its shares fell about 10%.
Microsoft reportedly offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees
Microsoft has launched a voluntary buyout program that could reach around 60,000 eligible employees, more than a quarter of its global workforce. The offer covers staff in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India. It comes as the company spends heavily on data centers, processors and AI services.
Users report problems with YouTube and other Google services
Users reported problems reaching several Google services on Wednesday, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Search. Downdetector logged more than 24,000 reports for YouTube, over 500 for YouTube Music and about 140 for Google Search. At the time, Google's official Workspace Status Dashboard showed its services as operational, with no incidents reported.
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