Turing's Enduring Importance

The path computing has taken wasn't inevitable. Even today's machines rely on a seminal insight from the scientist who cracked Nazi Germany's codes. When Alan Turing was born 100 years ago, on June 23, 1912, a computer was not a thing—it was a person. Computers, most of whom were women, were hired to perform repetitive calculations for hours on end. The practice dated back to the 1750s, when ...

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Stanford Invented Offshore Bank’s U.K. Insurer, Prosecutor Says

R. Allen Stanford failed to tell a financial adviser he hired for his first offshore bank that the insurer he selected for the institution was a company he created, a federal prosecutor told a jury.

Stanford Invented Insurer for Offshore Bank, Prosecutor Says

R. Allen Stanford failed to tell a financial adviser he hired for his first offshore bank that the insurer he selected for the institution was a company he created, a federal prosecutor said at the financier’s inves

Stanford Invented Insurer for Bank Depositors, Prosecutor Says

R. Allen Stanford incorporated his own U.K. business and told a financial adviser it was insuring his first offshore bank, a federal prosecutor said at the financier’s fraud trial.

Young entrepreneurs CUE up to boost healthcare and save planet

Teams bidding for glory in Cambridge University Entrepreneurs’ £1k challenge in February are set to unveil game-changing technologies worth billions in potential revenue but carrying the promise of priceless benefits for humanity. Read more...