That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.

We'd venture that most folks under 40 or so aren't aware that Bill Gates and Paul Allen, former head honchos of Microsoft, actually started their empire as hardcore programmers, and darn good ones at ...

Documents 1986.0463.14, 1983.0463.15, and 1983.0463.16 are stored in a three-ring binder that is marked on the front cover: MITS “Creative Electronics” ALTAIR DOCUMENTATION. The notebook is signed on ...

For many parents of babies and toddlers, there is one YouTube channel that is a household name. Ms Rachel and her Songs for Littles has attracted nearly 17 million subscribers, offering a colourful, ...

Until now, the AI revolution has been largely measured by size: the bigger the model, the bolder the claims. However, as we move closer to truly autonomous and pervasive AI systems, a new trend is ...

In recent years, artificial intelligence has been shaped by the race to build ever larger models. Each new release has been measured by the number of parameters, the size of the training data, and the ...

With the arrival of MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, Microsoft might be looking to put some distance between itself and OpenAI. Microsoft recently released its own large language models — the technology ...