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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

As the Bay Area has largely returned to in-person pre-pandemic norms, corporations now grapple with the employment of more workers than they can provide for. Reductions in the tech workforce pose a significant challenge for both current engineers and recent college graduates looking to enter the field.

Tech industry layoffs incite uncertainty in post-pandemic world

by Tiffany Zhu, Co-Sports Editor May 3, 2024

Since the start of the year, tech companies across the globe have extinguished approximately 75,000 jobs according to layoffs tracker layoffs.fyi. Engineers in the computing world prepare for the new wave...

The exorbitant prices that Apple charges for basic upgrades to memory and storage mean that Windows devices often offer superior performance at a more affordable price.

The Apple ain’t so green: Windows laptops take a bite out of Apple

by Mihir Kotbagi, Assistant STEM Editor February 19, 2024

As I walk around the upper school campus, I see hundreds of space-gray, silver and rose-gold Macbooks being used for tasks ranging from writing essays to debugging software projects. However, despite their...

Civic Tech Club President Krish Nachnani (10) asks speaker Sam Liccardo a question during a club event on Jan. 11. Liccardo touched upon topics of advocacy through talking about his past experiences.

Civic Tech Club continues speaker series with technology and advocacy experts

by Vivek Moorjani, Humans of Harker Profiler January 24, 2024

Civic Tech Club organized a meeting with former San Jose mayor and civic tech specialist Sam Liccardo in upper school history teacher Karen Haley’s classroom at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 11.  Civic Tech...

Silicon chip sale to China has been restricted with the CHIPS and Science Act passed by the Biden administration. “[The Biden administration] is doing this to buy time for the U.S. to get a large enough advance [so] that they can accomplish their strategic objectives, get whatever security threshold they want and maybe get some concessions [from China],” upper school history and social science teacher Matt McCorkle said.

US bars selling of certain chips to China amid rising tensions

by Andrew Liang, Assistant STEM Editor November 13, 2022

The Biden administration tightened restrictions on the sale of computer chips to China on Oct. 7, extending a previous August ban. Along with the CHIPS and Science Act, which President Joe Biden signed...

"After a year upended by a relentless pandemic, the violent Capitol attack delivered a gut-wrenching blow to America’s battered morale. It was based in the false imagination of a stolen election, a story strengthened by those in public office who promoted the narrative and backed Trump in his disturbing rhetoric."

Editorial: Striking down the gavel on the First Amendment

by Editorial Board January 11, 2021

In a survey sent out to members of the Harker Journalism news staff, 100% of the 27 respondees indicated that they agreed with the stance of this editorial. “Account suspended. Twitter suspends accounts...

Top New Tech: New products unveiled for upcoming year

Top New Tech: New products unveiled for upcoming year

by Anmol Velagapudi, Reporter September 20, 2019

 The world of tech is an everlasting process where new innovations come about to replace the old ones. With 2019 being nearly over, scientists and companies are ready to unveil their new projects within...

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