“The code that launched a million cat videos”, the invention of COBOL, the ancient programming language banks still use to this day, and how one student accidentally invented malware – all of these stories will appear in a new book by editor Torie Bosch. Tantalizingly titled “You Are Not Expected to Understand This”: How 26 […]| TechTheLead
Did you notice Google Search results have become horrible if you’re actually looking for information? You’re not alone, and now researchers have put into numbers just how bad Google search results have become in recent years. A new report in 404Media reveals a “cat-and-mouse game” between search engines and spammers. The researchers, from Leipzig University, […]| TechTheLead
The famous Lenna image, of Playboy model Lena Forsén, can’t be used in any more research papers published on IEEE, the organization announced this week. They’re following on the tails of the Nature journal, which banned the Lena image back in 2018. Michel P. Frank revealed on X an email he received from IEEE’s Technical […]| TechTheLead
Doom, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Halo, all-nighters and junk food – you can almost feel the energy in these pictures! A new book created by a popular podcaster packs a powerful dose of nostalgia on each page. The ‘LAN Party’ photobook will bring back memories of late 90s, early 2000s multiplayer games culture. It’s a photo […]| TechTheLead