Throughout history, there have been intriguing references in ancient texts to devices and mechanisms that bear a striking resemblance to modern computers. These descriptions, while often shrouded in ...

Discovered in a Mediterranean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism stunned historians with its intricate system of interlocking bronze gears dating back to around 100 BC. X-ray imaging later ...

If you've used a vending machine lately, you've probably noticed that they're pretty high-tech now, but this invention was ...

Ancient Greek thinker Archytas built one of the first flying machines long before Leonardo da Vinci sketched his own and drones soared.

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Machine learning techniques are providing new tools that could help archaeologists understand the past — ...