Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern computing.
Roald Dahl: The fierce debate over rewriting children’s classics
Recent revisions made to Roald Dahl's children's novels sparked a controversy over censorship. However, the rewriting and editing of books is nothing new, writes...
Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is...
Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything...
Life and Fate: The Soviet novel ‘too dangerous to read’
Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate created a portrait of the Soviets in WW2 that revealed "the grand sweep of history alongside the granular detail...
Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.
Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.
Foy Vance and Ed Sheeran win Emmy for Ted Lasso song
They wrote A Beautiful Game for the final episode of Apple TV+ show with producer Max Martin.
A.I.’s ‘Her’ Era Has Arrived
New chatbot technology can talk, laugh and sing like a human. What comes next is anyone’s guess.