The first computer didn’t show up looking like anything we’d call a computer now. There was no screen, no keyboard, no mouse, and definitely no controller waiting beside it. Early computers were built ...

Explore the history of modern home essentials, from ovens and microwaves to TVs and air conditioning, and see how they changed daily life.

Test time has arrived: the first person has been treated in a highly anticipated gene-therapy trial that aims to coax aged cells to take on a younger identity. The clinical trial is testing an ...

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has officially hit the 500 million subscriber mark on YouTube, making him the first person to ever achieve the milestone. If you know any of those 500 million ...

The world gained its first ever trillionaire on Friday, when Elon Musk took his rocket and satellite company SpaceX public in the biggest IPO in history. His wealth explosion has inspired his devotees ...

Elon Musk has become the first individual in history to cross the $1 trillion net worth milestone, at least on paper, following the pricing of SpaceX’s long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) ...

The Twenty-Ninth International Obfuscated C Code Contest – or IOCCC for short – is back again with the results of the 2025 competition. This year, one of the entrants has a unique new trick up their ...

Computer science grad Harsha Koorimannil Valiyamannil discusses moving half way around the world, education and making a real ...

Steven Spielberg says he "would not be the right person" to serve as an ambassador for humanity when we meet aliens. The filmmaker says that he "would really look forward to" a real-life Disclosure ...

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Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX IPO Elon Musk became the first person to cross the trillionaire threshold after the SpaceX stock price soared in its initial public ...