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Data storage prices continued to drop, going from approximately US$7 per GB in early 2000 to US$0.07 per GB in 2009. [11] Due to an increase in capacity, USB flash drives rapidly replaced Zip disks and floppy discs (by Iomega) and 3.5-inch diskettes. The first 2 TB hard drives were developed and beginning to be used. [12]
Chrome subsequently became the most popular web browser in the world, overtaking Internet Explorer. September 23 The first version of Android was introduced by Google. [11] October 22 The HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1), the first commercially available device to run the Android operating system, was released.
Rediscovery of backpropagation causes a resurgence in machine learning research. 1990s: Work on Machine learning shifts from a knowledge-driven approach to a data-driven approach. Scientists begin creating programs for computers to analyze large amounts of data and draw conclusions – or "learn" – from the results. [2]
Alibaba language processing AI outscores top humans at a Stanford University reading and comprehension test, scoring 82.44 against 82.304 on a set of 100,000 questions. [ 131 ] The European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems ( aka Ellis) proposed as a pan-European competitor to American AI efforts, with the aim of staving off a brain ...
Timeline of computing presents events in the history of computing organized by year and grouped into six topic areas: predictions and concepts, first use and inventions, hardware systems and processors, operating systems, programming languages, and new application areas.
2000 BC: Pythagorean triples are first discussed in Babylon and Egypt, and appear on later manuscripts such as the Berlin Papyrus 6619. [6] 2000 BC: Multiplication tables in a base-60, rather than base-10 (decimal), system from Babylon. [7] 2000 BC: Primitive positional notation for numerals is seen in the Babylonian cuneiform numerals. [8]
“In the early 2000 Supreme’s limited supply skate skateboard decks sold for an average of $60.” Curl said that “enthusiasts would line the sidewalks to anxiously get their chance at ...
Conjunction of planets, Moon, and Sun on May 4, 2000. May 4 – A rare astronomical conjunction occurs on the new moon including all seven of the traditional celestial bodies known from ancient times until the discovery of Uranus in 1781; this conjunction consists of the Sun and Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.