Breadboard 8-bit computer builds seem all the rage these days, and with good reason: building your own CPU from the board up using discrete logic chips is a great way…
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What is DNA Storage? | “The Wizard of Oz” Stored In DNA
DNA can store far more data than a magnetic hard drive, but the technology is limited because the genetic material is prone to errors. Scientists at the University of Texas…
Intel’s stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may force the Silicon Valley…
Twitter cries foul over Fox Sports’ computer-generated Dodgers fans
Fox Sports had computer-generated fans do the wave during the Giants-Dodgers game on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Fox Sports had computer-generated fans do the wave during the Giants-Dodgers game on…
American teachers are facing ‘a perfect storm’ of crises amid the coronavirus pandemic
The compounding stresses of the coronavirus pandemic, the sudden transition to remote learning, and the politicization of schools reopening are burning out teachers. “I was on the verge of leaving,”…
Fugitive Chinese researcher arrested overnight, being held in Sacramento County Jail
The Chinese researcher who fled her post as a visiting researcher at UC Davis after being questioned by the FBI has emerged from the Chinese consulate in San Francisco and…
Theodore Klein, who made model railroaders’ fantasies into a reality, dies
Theodore Klein, who as proprietor of M.B. Klein Inc., a major supplier of model railroad equipment and supplies, helped turned hobbyists’ fantasy railroads into a reality of rolling trains, cities…