Inspired by A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi. But the selection of key events in the journey from ENIAC to Tesla, from Data Processing to Big Data, is mine. This ...

In 1979, two M.I.T. computer-science alumni and a Harvard Business School graduate launched a new piece of computer software for the Apple II machine, an early home computer. Called VisiCalc, short ...

As one of the world’s most valuable companies, Microsoft has been a trailblazer in computer software, cloud computing, and AI, but it faced scandals and infighting along the way. Here’s how it all ...