Excerpted with permission from the publisher The Shortest History of AI‎,‎ Toby Walsh, published by Picador India.

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World Computer Literacy Day promotes digital literacy globally. Started by NIIT in 2001 to educate women and children. Celebrated on December 2 to bridge the digital divide. World Computer Literacy ...

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One of my absolute favorite parts of my personal gaming history is when I discovered the world of PC games. I’m talking about MS-DOS titles, well before Windows was a thing. Before the days of in-app ...

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A Lady Writing (a cover letter) by Johannes Vermeer (1665) (edit Shari Flores/Hyperallergic, courtesy Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington) Obtaining a computer science degree once seemed like ...

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Who is Ka-Zar? 👾 @ReelEntertained explains everything you need to know about Ka--Zar. 👾 Want more? Subscribe: <a href="https://bit.ly/watchmoregique">https://bit.ly/watchmoregique</a> Thanks for ...

Grace Hertlein’s collection is “a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the early decades of an art historical and technological phenomenon.” Courtesy Sotheby's It’s Geek Week at Sotheby’s—the auction house’s ...