The simple question of who invented the digital computer has many possible answers. Several strands of development – both theoretical and practical – converged around 1950, and no single inventor can ...

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The ancient Antikythera Mechanism acts like an astronomical calculator, but its full purpose remains a mystery.

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As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.

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Members of Parliament across all party lines heavily criticised prime minister Keir Starmer’s plans to introduce digital ID in a parliamentary debate on the scheme. The debate comes after an ...

Compile's DiscStation series went far beyond the basic demo disc.

A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information in physical quantities in a continuous format and use measurements to perform computation.

As we head into the new year, the age of experimentation is giving way to the age of execution. The past few years have been about “Can we do it?” – generative AI, the decline of cookies, retail media ...

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Comparing digital compute with analog compute What strides have been taken to make analog a better alternative to digital? How deep neural networks come into play. In 1974, Theodore Nelson, the ...