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Floppy Disks: A Brief History

Floppy disks, if you’re older than 30, you likely remember these from school. In the days before CD-Rs, thumb drives, […] ...
Two teams with legit Super Bowl aspirations will square off Sunday night in Kansas City as the Chiefs will host the Detroit Lions. Our computer projects big nights from Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, ...
Electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream globally. A major reason for this is that many manufacturers of electronics design their devices in ways that have built in obsolescence. A current ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A native Angeleno won a Nobel Prize in physics for experiments in the mid-1980s that built the foundation for ...
The preview of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is only for developers at the moment, but it shows that the era of agentic AI is here. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...
A team of Harvard physicists built the first-ever quantum computing machine that can operate continuously without restarting, achieving a major breakthrough in a field that could revolutionize ...
A prominent computer science professor at one of the world’s most prestigious universities says his graduates are struggling to find work — a far cry from just four years ago when they had their pick ...
For all the hype surrounding quantum computers, the technology can sometimes appear to be a solution in search of a problem. Scientifically impressive, but not yet obviously useful in the real world.
While many plans for quantum computers transmit data using the particles of light known as photons, researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) ...
A man who hasn’t been able to move or speak for years imagines picking up a cup and filling it with water. In response to the man’s thoughts, a robotic arm mounted on his wheelchair glides forward, ...
Garmin has released a quartet of brand new products today in the form of two new Edge cycling computers and a pair of new Rally power meter pedals. Both the new 550 and 850 models sit below the ...
Like LEGO for the quantum age, researchers have created modular superconducting qubits that can be linked with high fidelity. This design allows reconfiguration, upgrades, and scalability, marking a ...