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Archaeologists discovered engraved depictions of massive animal traps that date back 9,000 years.

For the first time, mathematicians have proved that planetary orbits in a solar system will always be unstable.

Europe's standards bodies have no functional relationships with Open Source charities and do not consult them.

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Notes about creative coding on the Web.

How HTTP Streaming can improve page performance and how Airbnb enabled it on an existing codebase

Exclusive: Slow response times and high cost of parts make program unviable, third-party repairers say

Envision a future where every student can read all the code of a teaching operating system. - yhzhang0128/egos-2000

A scientific journal suggests that the city’s 1.68 trillion pounds of buildings are causing the city to descend, in some neighborhoods faster than others

Regulator set to impose record fine for GDPR-related issues

Zero to 60 mph is laughably fast, but zero to 100 mph in 3.21 seconds is borderline incomprehensible for a street-legal car.

A way to talk about programming languages, and a plea to Think Different™

"You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them.

BT Group is planning to slash up to 55,000 jobs in the next five to seven years as it makes greater use of technology, including artificial intelligence, to cut costs and simplify its business.

TikTok facing growing calls from some US lawmakers to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.