1935 – A Time magazine article described the use of the pattern of capillaries in the retina as a means of identification called eye prints. Hello biometrics!
1947 – John Bardeen and Walter Brattain applied two closely-spaced gold contacts held in place by a plastic wedge to the surface of a small slab of high-purity germanium. It was the next step in the development of the Transistor.
2002 – Creative Commons formally launched, unveiling Machine-Readable Copyright Licenses and a revamped website.
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1 billion Yahoo accounts breached, President Trump meets with tech execs, FCC’s Tom Wheeler announces resignation.
Facebook gets into TV, Amazon Prime Video goes worldwide and begins drone delivery.
Google decides to partner on cars, Apple releases its AirPods and Snapchat adds Groups.