The goal of PIT @ CUNY is clear: To inspire the next generation of young technologists – including Engineers, Designers, ...
The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), a machine that profoundly reshaped computing, marked its 80 th ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic a Friday deadline to open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, ...
Few east Arkansas dirt farmers grow up to join the FBI, and still fewer G-men make a hard turn into higher education, yet all ...
Few east Arkansas dirt farmers grow up to join the FBI, and still fewer G-men make a hard turn into higher education, yet all of this and more can be found in Russ Jones' life story. For his part, ...
Opinion

That sink-in feeling

The phrase, “let that sink in,” is the hottest new command from people who think you should agree with them without argument.
The AI gold rush has sent demand—and prices—for computer memory shooting skyward. Here’s how to size your PC’s RAM the smart way for real-world use, whether you're scoping out a new system or just ...
With AI buying up the worldwide supply of DRAM and hard drives, a wide swath of industries from automotive to cellular to PCs will face Armageddon times.
Over the last few weeks, I created a computer game set in the Arctic. Or maybe I've been working on it since 1981. It all depends on how you count. All I know for sure is that I programmed the ...
Bill Gates didn’t reject intelligence in software back then, rather he rejected the mythology around it. By talking about “softer software,” he envisioned systems that learned from users, adapted to ...
Give yourself some added peace of mind by giving your Google account a thorough set of security reinforcements.
The Island has recently published various articles on AI, and they are thought-provoking. This article is based on a paper I presented at a London University seminar, 22 years ago. Will computers ever ...