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Bill Atkinson, Who Made Computers Easier to Use, Is Dead at 74
A designer for Apple, he created software that made it possible to display shapes, images and text on the screen and present a simulated “desktop.”
By John Markoff
A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of Social Media
Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.
By John Markoff
Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI?
Two research labs known for some of the tech industry’s most important innovations have merged in hopes of recapturing their glory days.
By John Markoff
A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the U.S. to Lead in Advanced Chips
Ivan Sutherland played a key role in foundational computer technologies. Now he sees a path for America to claim the mantle in “superconducting” chips.
By John Markoff
How Did Ivan Sutherland Help Create Modern Computing?
Here are five of his biggest contributions to the field.
By John Markoff
A Big Step Toward Fusion Energy Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up
Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.
By John Markoff
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Stewart Brand’s Long, Strange Trip
John Markoff’s “Whole Earth” traces Brand’s career, from counterculture impresario to management consultant.
By Paul Sabin
What the Silicon Valley Prophet Sees on the Horizon
Stewart Brand coined the term “personal computer” and was one of the first to envision what digital technology would become. He knows it got messy. He thinks tech can clean itself up.
By John Markoff
Tiny Chips, Big Headaches
As the largest computer networks continue to grow, some engineers fear that their smallest components could prove to be an Achilles’ heel.
By John Markoff
Massachusetts Start-Up Hopes to Move a Step Closer to Commercial Fusion
The company, founded by scientists at M.I.T., has been testing an extremely powerful magnet necessary to generate immense heat.
By John Markoff
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