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Intellivision and the Blue Sky Rangers
Back in the late 1970s, toy company Mattel waded into the video game console market with the launch of the Intellivision. This year, Atari SA purchas…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Origins of Tesla
While Elon Musk owes much of his wealth to Tesla, the truth is that he's not the company's founder. That honor goes to a pair of engineers named Mart…
2 years, 3 months ago
Tech News: AI Might Not Be Ready for Prime Time
Two different consumer products with AI integration have flopped recently, and even big companies like Google have had to backtrack on AI implementat…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Largest Data Breaches in US History: Part II
We've got more data breaches and leaks to talk about. From an attack that targeted Microsoft corporate customers to one affecting three billion accou…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Largest Data Breaches in US History: Part I
TicketMaster recently acknowledged a massive data breach that has affected more than half a billion customers. Where would it fall on a list of the w…
2 years, 3 months ago
Tech News: TikTok Might Be Working on a Contingency Plan
Reuters reports that TikTok is developing a US-only version of its recommendation algorithm, but the company disputes the report's accuracy. Plus, co…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rerun: How 3D Audio Works
In the late 19th century, a French experiment demonstrated the power of stereo sound. A century later, experiments in binaural audio would help creat…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rerun: How Medieval Warfare Led to the Lawnmower
We learn who invented the lawnmower, how lawnmowers evolved, and why we even have lawns in the first place. Hint: it has to do with castles in the Mi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tech News: AI Oh No
OpenAI is in the hot seat. Scarlet Johansson thinks OpenAI might have used her voice without her permission. Former employees are compelled to sign n…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Dramatic Evolution of Hulu
After a tumultuous 2013, Hulu would enter the next phase of its evolution. But corporate maneuvers in huge media empires and growing competition in t…
2 years, 4 months ago