Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Over Online Music Piracy

At issue is whether internet providers can be held liable for repeated copyright infringements of users, with potentially billions of dollars on the line. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington ...
NPR

Supreme Court weighs copyright fight between music industry and internet providers

The Supreme Court on Monday hears a billion-dollar case about whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services. The legal battle pits the ...

Here’s what the symbols on the US one dollar bill mean

The United States’ first president, George Washington, has been on the front side of the one-dollar bill since 1869, Maurer ...
NPR

How the turkey trotted its way onto our Thanksgiving tables — and into our lexicon

In the English language, the turkey gets kind of a tough break. Talking turkey requires serious honesty and speaking harsh truths. Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something ...