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Christie’s will sell an example of the first calculating machine in history, developed by Blaise Pascal in 1642, at an upcoming auction in Paris. A press…

StarkWare, a company specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, a way of verifying information without revealing the specific contents of that information, said it created a ZK…

And hopefully, one with a hopeful ending.I should have known something was amiss by how easy it was to get in. No crowds, no lines, no…

Hopes were high heading into this campaign as the Republic of Ireland looked to reach a first World Cup since 2002 on the back of enjoying…

In the summer, many Americans daydream about mermaids. Thousands sojourn to New York City’s Coney Island for the Annual Mermaid Parade, decked in aquatic apparel. Parents…

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions.My kids were posing for a picture the…