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This video provides an in-depth introduction to the file organization of IBM System/360, covering sequential and random data processing, indexing mechanisms, device independence, and cost advantages. It is a historical technical review.

Ferrari partners with IBM to use AI to revamp its fan app, offering personalized content, games, and AI companionship to deepen fan engagement.

This article details IBM's Project SWIFT from the 1970s, which pioneered fully automated semiconductor wafer fabrication, achieving turnaround times per layer of just 5 hours — far faster than modern fabs. It highlights the innovations and the vision of Bill Harding.

A comprehensive history of the ThinkPad laptop line from its 1992 debut under IBM to the current Lenovo era, highlighting its continuous design and engineering evolution and its modern role as an AI workstation capable of running large language models locally.

The article explores the origin and meaning of the phrase 'Halt and Catch Fire' in computing, tracing it from a joke mnemonic to actual CPU behavior in the Motorola 6800 and IBM System/360.

Marc Andreessen explains IBM's 'Wild Ducks' program, where a few designated innovators were allowed to break rules, and how venture capital later enabled such individuals to leave and start companies.

This is a digitized 1965 IBM document detailing the application of linear programming to ice cream blending optimization.

Designer Jens Kutilek documents the mathematical and historical research behind reviving IBM Selectric Composer typefaces, exploring the unit-based spacing system and engineering constraints of the iconic 1960s typewriter. The project involved reverse-engineering IBM's 9-unit glyph width system used by the Selectric Composer's interchangeable 'golf ball' type elements.

This article introduces VAKRA, an executable benchmark for evaluating AI agents' reasoning and tool-use capabilities in enterprise-like environments. It analyzes failure modes and details the benchmark's structure involving API chaining and document retrieval.

An illustrated history of IBM's System/4 Pi aerospace computers, used in the Space Shuttle, military aircraft, and space stations.