Today I Learned TIL#8
IBM's Foolishness
In the 1970s, a team of engineers at IBM proposed developing a personal computer for individual use. However, the company's executives dismissed the idea, believing that there was no significant market for com
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Anonymous 5
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slice • 11m
To be fair, in the 70s computers were still these huge, expensive machines. The idea of a personal, affordable home computer probably did seem far-fetched to IBM at the time. Still a massive blunder though.
Today I Learned TIL#8
IBM's Foolishness
In the 1970s, a team of engineers at IBM proposed developing a personal computer for individual use. However, the company's executives dismissed the idea, believing that there was no significant market for com
The Rise of Quantum Computing: A Tech Revolution
Quantum computing is set to transform industries, solving complex problems faster than ever. Unlike traditional computers, quantum machines process multiple possibilities at once, making them ideal fo
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Yogesh Jamdade
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Real photo wins AI contest, then gets caught!
A photo contest for pictures made by computers had a funny surprise. A real picture of a flamingo, won an award! The photographer did this on purpose to show how amazing real photos can be, even next to
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Poojitha
Dammit, it's soo goo... • 2m
I often find myself losing interest in people who don’t show curiosity or a willingness to learn something new. It is frustrating when they seem indifferent to exploring or engaging with interesting ideas.
At the same time, I remind myself that ever
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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 10m
In 1985, after being ousted from Apple, Steve Jobs founded NeXT Computers, aiming to revolutionize education and business computing. In 1988, he unveiled the NeXT Computer, known for its sleek design and innovative NeXTSTEP operating system. Despite
Gamers have discovered that Gabe is a co-founder of Starfish, a company working on developing brain-computer interface neural interfaces. 🎮
Interestingly, earlier, the head of Valve stated that:
- In the future, there will be the ability to edit o
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Akshay Chandromittal
🚀Building Wheeloy |... • 1m
India’s auto market is growing fast, but when it comes to after-sales services, not much has changed.
Last year, 4.74 million cars and 20.5 million two-wheelers were sold in India. We’re buying vehicles like crazy, but what happens after that?
Most
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TREND talks
History always repea... • 3m
😠 Leave India, where they even tax your popcorn – statement from a startup founder has sparked a lot of aggressive discussions 💬
🚀 The founder, who returned to India after studying at top institutes in the U.S., set up a business employing 30 pe
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Aditya Arora
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Faad Network • 7m
Meet the man who turned a cooking oil into a 300,000 CR IT company.
1. In 1966, Azim Premji suddenly came to India because of his father's untimely death. At 21, Azim had to run his hydrogenated cooking oil business - Western Indian Vegetable Produc
Why qPCR & Phenotypic Testing Must Be Displaced? – Part III
This is the third part of a deep dive into why qPCR & phenotypic testing need to be replaced. In Part I, I covered the limitations of current diagnostics & why incremental improvements aren