Gateway 2000’s Wild Ads and Ted Waitt’s Unconventional Rise Are Recalled in a Look Back at Tech Marketing
The story of Gateway 2000’s early success and its founder Ted Waitt’s unorthodox marketing tactics is revisited. Waitt was known for his lack of restraint and his company’s sprawling, pun-filled magazine advertisements.
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It has been observed that the role of central processing units in artificial intelligence inference is expanding as agentic systems become more common.
» readSupernatural VR exercise app to relaunch as independent company later this year
The VR exercise platform Supernatural is relaunching as an independent company later this year after Meta cut its staff and paused new content in January. The app will return to its original pricing of $20 per month or $200 per year.
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A collection of Soviet-era photographs has prompted a wave of nostalgia and debate among online commenters, with many sharing personal memories of daily life under the system.
» readSouth Korean orbiter captures images of Falcon 9 rocket crash site on the moon
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has released the first photographs taken by its Danuri lunar orbiter showing the impact site of a Falcon 9 rocket fragment on the moon. The images confirm that the collision occurred as predicted by astronomers.
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