This inscription, written in Old Khmer, reads “The Caka era reached year 605 on the fifth day of the waning moon.” The dot (at right) is now recognized as the oldest known version of our zero. Amir ...

The Philadelphia trio pays tribute to a baffling 1984 LP of programmed drums and indulgent guitar recorded by an obstinate Lou Reed collaborator. They’re not so much imitators as acolytes. Here are ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

Netflix is phasing out its lowest-priced ad-free subscription plan in the U.S., which could drive more viewers to its cheaper ad-supported plan. The Los Gatos, California-headquartered streaming giant ...

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — July is Disability Pride Month. It started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Albany International Airport ...

Microsoft announced today that it will start deprecating VBScript in the second half of 2024 by making it an on-demand feature until it's completely removed. Features on Demand (FODs) are optional ...

Long before you were picking up Python and JavaScript, in the predawn darkness of May 1, 1964, a modest but pivotal moment in computing history unfolded at Dartmouth College. Mathematicians John G.

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A "cakra kul-kul" windmill is seen on display in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Mainichi/Shigeharu Asami) SODEGAURA, Chiba -- Over 80 artists and groups from 17 countries and regions ...