2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (193+ words) Herman Hollerith was born in Buffalo, New York on February 29th, 1860. So today is the closest we come to the 166th anniversary of his birth. An engineer and inventor, he devised a highly efficient punch card tabulator and formed a company that…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (408+ words) We take a look at an IBM Technology resource that explores the fundamental principles and business applications of artificial intelligence, with a focus on large language models (LLMs) and machine learning (ML). Available as a YouTube playlist, it's not a formal…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (373+ words) In 2026, in its 18th Edition, the'BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award'in Information and Communication Technologies has gone to'Joan Daemen'and'Vincent Rijmen'for the design of cryptographic technologies, and in particular AES, the algorithm that has become the international standard used in billions of…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (333+ words) Apple Memorabilia sold at auction during January fetched staggering sums of money. While the Celebration Board had the top Hammer Price it was closely matched by a paper check. The most whimsical inclusion'in the auction was a collection of a…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (215+ words) Should we include the inventor of every important electronic device in the list of computer creators? Should the man who invented the valve, John Ambrose Fleming (1894-1945), be given a place in the history of computing? Probably not, but the use…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (666+ words) Last month the Computer History Museum officially launched OpenCHM, a new digital portal designed to expand access to its its . It's well worth a visit for'anyone with an interest in computer hardware and software and the people who are created…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (337+ words) A full-scale replica of ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose computer, has been built to mark'its 80th anniversary next month.'Although not functional, the 500 square foot model visually simulates the original and is impressive in its sheer size and attention to detail....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (274+ words) A research lab was founded in 1951 to create the new system. Known as Project Lincoln and then the Lincoln Laboratory, it drew on developments from other research centres. In particular MIT supplied the computer hardware in the form of Whirlwind…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (228+ words) On this day 70 years ago, the US government disclosed its plans for SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment), the most ambitious computing project of the Cold War. In response to the prospect of a Soviet bomber attack, this massive network of radar'and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (284+ words) Announced this week at CES 2026, the SMART Brick is designed to power a new LEGO ecosystem called SMART Play. Will this be user-programmable and provide a replacement for the Mindstorms range of robotics kits that LEGO discontinued? The short answer…...