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This article explains the historical and economic factors that led to San Francisco becoming the global tech capital, focusing on the development of Silicon Valley and its self-reinforcing ecosystem.
The article explores the history and current ownership of Commodore, a retro PC brand that still exists under a niche boutique run by a YouTuber, detailing its journey from the Commodore 64 to modern revivals.
In 2008, Elon Musk was on the verge of bankruptcy with Tesla, but he used sales of the expensive Roadster to fund cheaper electric cars, ensuring the company's survival while competitors like GM failed.
In a 2005 Harvard lecture, a 21-year-old Mark Zuckerberg explains Facebook's competitive advantage over Google through smart people and nimbleness.
Dr. Tim King, the developer behind AmigaDOS and the Tripos operating system, has passed away. He made significant contributions to the Amiga's software history.
The article starts from the technological optimism brought by the early internet and the iPhone, reviews the rise and fall of the Luddites during the Industrial Revolution, explores the privatization and ownership of technology, and points out that the current rise of AI has once again sparked controversy over the ownership and control of technology.
A nostalgic look at Gateway 2000's intentionally goofy print ads from the 1990s, chronicling the company's quirky marketing style and founder Ted Waitt's larger-than-life persona.
The article tells the story of Google legendary engineer Jeff Dean and his old friend Sanjay Ghemawat’s 27-year partnership and friendship, reviews their contributions to Google and the entire computing world, and mentions that Jeff Dean left Google to start a new company using AI to accelerate science and engineering.
Martin Casado asks for book recommendations about how the math and physics communities reacted to early computers solving integrals previously thought impossible to solve analytically, noting this reception is a missing piece of tech history knowledge.
A personal essay recounting the author's experience starting at Google in 2007, describing the company's unique culture, the charismatic founders, and the intense corporate indoctrination.
A detailed history of the Rekursiv processor, a custom object-oriented CPU from the 1980s Scottish hi-fi company Linn Products, which pioneered hardware memory safety and persistent object storage. The article notes that these ideas are now appearing in modern ARM CHERI cores.
The article recounts the founding and early years of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), detailing its origins in model rocketry telemetry and its pivot to electronics kits, including the Opticom, which later led to the development of the Altair 8800 personal computer.
Vinton Cerf, co-creator of TCP/IP, is retiring from his role as Google's chief internet evangelist after over 20 years. At the Open Frontier conference, he discussed the need for formal standards in AI agent interoperability.
John Carmack reflects on the key mistakes in Quake's development that led to the decline of id Software, including technical overambition, overworking staff, and poor corporate structure.
A personal reflection on 25 years of maintaining a website, reviewing the technological transformations from early 8-bit computers to modern high-performance systems.
John Carmack shares a tribute to Fabrice Bellard, highlighting his foundational software contributions that power streaming services like YouTube and Netflix.
This article details the historical development of laser printing at Xerox PARC, including the EARS system, Bravo word processor, and Press page description language, which ultimately paved the way for Apple's LaserWriter and Adobe Systems.
A personal essay reflecting on Yahoo's 2009 acquisition of the Arab portal Maktoob, which led to the demise of its vibrant forums and the loss of a unique cultural record of early Arab internet life, as Yahoo prioritized monetizing email accounts.
A documentary about the 40-year history of C++ premiered on YouTube, featuring key figures like Bjarne Stroustrup and highlighting its evolution from Bell Labs to global adoption.
Sam Altman recalls how in 2014, the concept of OpenAI was widely dismissed by established figures in the field, but the team persisted in their goal to create an AGI lab.