Tech History

It is two decades since Larry Page and Sergey Brin moved their fledgling startup out of their dorms. With threats to its power growing, how long can the company dominate? In the summer of 1995, a second-year grad student called Sergey Brin was giving a tour of Stanford University to prospective students. Larry Page, an  Continue Reading…

For people who want to make sure the Web serves humanity, we have to concern ourselves with what people are building on top of it,” Tim Berners-Lee told me one morning in downtown Washington, D.C., about a half-mile from the White House. Berners-Lee was speaking about the future of the Internet, as he does often and fervently  Continue Reading…

The Web has come a long way since it’s inception, and its design has changed drastically along the way. Weebly is highlighting just how much change Web design has had over the past ten years by taking a look at its own site. Weebly says that over 250 million users now visit its homepage every month,  Continue Reading…

In a new UK report, we learn that in an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Sunday, Bill Gates spoke about his relationship with the late Apple founder Steve Jobs and chose a song in memory of their work together shaping the technology of the modern age. He described Jobs died in  Continue Reading…