computing
The Electric Turing Acid Test
If we want machines to truly think—a behavior that involves perspective and intuition and empathy—we need to help them hallucinate.
The Original Mobile App Was Made of Paper
To understand modern mobile apps, we need to turn to their centuries-old grandparent: the volvelle.
This Glitch Art Video Wall Is Like Being Inside a Broken Computer
Enter the mind of a machine in Norimichi Hirakawa's massive video sculpture, 'The Indivisible (Prototype No. 1).'
Ada Lovelace Was the First Person to Understand the Real Potential of Computers
The Victorian mathematician's legacy goes beyond the first published computer program.
Artificial Intelligence Meets Its Latest Nemesis: Eighth Grade Science Questions
The Allen Institute launches a new contest that requires machines to use reasoning.
A Painting of the World's Oldest Digital Computer Has Gone Missing
The National Museum of Computing is trying to locate a portrait of the Harwell Dekatron or WITCH computer.
Physicists Set a New Speed Record for Light-Emitting Quantum Dots
Photonic computing is closer than ever.
Obama's New Executive Order Says the US Must Build an Exascale Supercomputer
A new "whole government initiative" will create supercomputers for a "post Moore's Law era."
This Documentary Explores the Life of Commodore Creator Jack Tramiel
The father of the best-selling personal computer built machines "for the masses not the classes."
This Algorithm Makes Movies from Street View Stills
A deep learning tool from Google researchers synthesises new images to fill in the gaps between existing frames.