In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive monopolies, he thinks he can do it again.

Have you ever wondered when photography was invented? This man is widely credited for doing it nearly 200 years ago ...

Languages evolve over time. New words are added to our collective lexicon — some of which are just corruptions of existing words –- and old words sometimes receive new definitions. Often, these words ...

More than a century after its invention, illustrators still use a lit bulb to symbolize a great idea. Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison, who created the first commercial ...

The history of the Internet can be roughly divided into three phases. The first, from 1969 to 1990, was all about the inventors: people like Vint Cerf, Steve Crocker, and Robert Taylor. These folks ...

“The flat, rigid shape of today’s mouse forces the hand into an unnatural position,” Nazarbayev University Associate Professor and lead researcher Jose Berengueres said in a statement. “Over time, ...

For years, creating AGI has been the holy grail of many leading AI researchers. Altman and other top technologists, including Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, and the computer science professors ...

A new computing era arrives with the breakthrough in how computers can sort information. This vital function, at the heart of everything from searches on the internet to artificial intelligence, has ...

One of the first hard drive storage devices was invented by IBM in the 1950s, and you could get one, assuming you were willing to shell out thousands per month.

The Antikythera Mechanism, often called the world’s first computer, was built by ancient Greek engineers over 2,000 years ago. This astonishing device tracked the heavens with incredible precision and ...

Outdoor Life sent its resident humorist to cover the 11th BASS Masters Classic. When he returned his only comment was “I hope Ray Scott has a sense of humor” ...

Puzzle Quest, by developers Infinite Interactive, casually invented an entire new genre, and immediately did it better than anyone else ever would. It was an early smash hit on Steam, walking through ...