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How the resistors put computing into 1960s counter-culture

In late April of 1968, a computer conference in Atlantic City, N.J., got off to a rocky start. A strike by telephone ...

New Documentary Explores How 'Terminally Uncool' Children's Music, Like 'Baby Shark,' the Wiggles, Became Sleeper Hits

A new documentary is delving deep into the genre of music that's wildly popular — albeit sometimes annoying: children's music ...

Karlie Kloss Announces New Book Spaghetti Code: A Story About Problem-Solving, Pasta, and the Power of Big Ideas

Karlie Kloss has a children's book on the way, meant to inspire young people's interest in technology and coding. With ...

‘We are all kids in the age of AI’: Trevor Noah teaches 5th graders — and learns a few things himself

Trevor Noah joined a 5th grade computer science class in Bellevue for Code.org’s Hour of AI, a Microsoft-supported initiative ...

Story of Pinewood Elementary janitor 'Stanley Okoye' who taught kids to read doesn't check out

In early December 2025, a story about a night janitor, Stanley Okoye, and his "secret tutoring program" helping children ...

If you can name these 12 computer components, you're officially old

What was considered cutting-edge a mere decade ago is today all but ancient history, with tech components, peripherals, and standards evolving exponentially on seemingly a yearly basis.Personal ...