Valentine’s Day 1946: The first general-purpose electronic computer blossoms
It’s fitting, then, that the first general-purpose electronic computer, ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator and ...
'We matched an older brother with his younger sister': The rocky 1960s origins of online dating
In 1966, a computer dating service organised a party for single people in New York. Decades before Tinder, the BBC's Tomorrow ...
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The early minds behind the machine: Founders of artificial intelligence
Turing's 1950 paper didn't just pose the profound question, "Can machines think?". It ignited a quest to build AI technology ...
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From IBM to Hinge: Professor Mar Hicks on the history of computer dating
In honor of Valentine's Day, UVA School of Data Science Associate Professor Mar Hicks answered questions about the history of ...
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Computer Models of How Ideas Evolve and How We Became Creative
A million years ago, when everything we encountered was shaped solely by forces of nature, something that began as a spark of ...
Dell XPS 13 (Intel Core Ultra 2nd Gen, 2025) review: still one of the best laptops money can buy
The top-end configuration of the Dell XPS 13 will cost you $2,349.99 / £2,634 / AU$4,899.40, and offers an Intel Core Ultra 9 ...
Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us communicate in a novel way. Speech allowed us to ...
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I really want to see a modern take on the retro Canon AE-1, but probably not for the reason that you think
The Canon AE-1 was a risky camera that paid off – and Canon needs a modern equivalent with a low price and weight ...
How to Clear Your Personal Data From a Car
If you're selling a vehicle, you'll want to get sensitive information out of the car's infotainment system, apps, and ...