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Proud dad names baby boy Hypertext Mark-up Language
A web designer named Mac has reportedly named his newborn son Hypertext Mark-up Language, or HTML, in honor of his line of work.
Meet Katie Bouman, woman behind first black hole photo
This is the MIT computer scientist whose algorithm led to the first real image of a black hole. Katie Bouman, 29, has devoted years to the galactic quest and on...
Ex-Goldman programmer sentenced to time served in theft case
A judge on Tuesday sentenced ex-Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov to time served for stealing secret computer codes that the bank had used for its trading programs. The sentence in...
The first computer programmer was an uneducated opiate addict
The early Victorian Era was hardly a time for women to be cocky about their brilliance. But Countess Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, didn’t care. Lovelace, who wrote the...
Training for the most sought-after job in America is free
As companies try to understand consumer behavior, data scientists are in high demand. Boasting a median base salary of $110,000 and a job-satisfaction score of 4.4 out of 5, data...
MIT grad fell to his death trying to pull a stunt
He was by all accounts brilliant — and then last week, a daring stunt ended his life. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate died Wednesday when he fell to his...
Ex-Goldman 'flash boy' wins right to appeal his conviction
The nearly eight-year legal odyssey of former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov is not over, after New York State’s highest court agreed to review his reinstated conviction for stealing high-frequency...
The IT factor: NY initiative steers women into the tech sector
Get with the program, girls! While computer programming is shaping our world’s future, it remains a male-dominated field. In fact, although the number of women attending college is increasing nationally...
Flatiron School looks to teens to ease computer coder shortage
There’s a dire shortage of computer programmers in the US — and a New York-based firm is heading directly to the nation’s high schools to change that. The Flatiron School,...