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Rerun: TechStuff Looks Inside the Black Box
In tech, a black box is any technology that hides the processes that take input and generate output. We see what goes in, we see what comes out but w…
2 years, 8 months ago
TechStuff Classic: The Circuit City Story Part 2
Once the Wards Company, Circuit City really established its identity decades after it was founded. How did the company grow and ultimately die, and w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Tech News: Microsoft vs. Hackers
A security company CEO has some harsh words for Microsoft and the security it relies on for its Azure cloud platform. Microsoft itself warns that Rus…
2 years, 8 months ago
TechStuff Tidbits: Superconductivity and LK-99
What does it mean for a material to be superconductive? Did a team of South Korean researchers create a revolutionary superconductive material? And w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Tech News: X's Sign Becomes An Ex Sign
Elon Musk's X company installed an enormous, illuminated "X" sign at the company HQ, and then took it down a couple of days later. Meta is preparing …
2 years, 8 months ago
Machine Learning and Catastrophic Forgetting
While an elephant may never forget, the same cannot be said for artificial neural networks. What is catastrophic forgetting, how does it affect artif…
2 years, 8 months ago
TechStuff Classic: The Circuit City Story Part 1
Do you remember the electronics superstore called Circuit City? If you shopped in the 80s and 90s, the answer is probably yes. How did it get started…
2 years, 8 months ago
Tech News: X Gon' Take It Away From Ya
X.com will require brands to spend at least $1,000 per month on advertising or else risk losing the verified checkmark on the platform. A city in Chi…
2 years, 8 months ago
TechStuff Tidbits: Biometrics
Amazon is rolling out palm scanner technology to Whole Foods grocery stores. What's the story on biometrics, and what are the benefits and drawbacks …
2 years, 8 months ago
Tech News: Elon Musk X's Out Twitter
Elon Musk has changed Twitter to X, and a lot of people are puzzled and unhappy about it. Plus, the ESRB wants to make sure you're old enough to play…
2 years, 8 months ago