The year 2018 was a year of severe institutional reckoning, deep algorithmic privacy updates, and massive cultural shifts toward short-form mobile media. The web transitioned… Read More »21 Internet Evolution Facts: The 2018 Edition
The year 2018 was the moment the „language revolution” truly began. While the world was captivated by the rescue of the Thai cave divers and… Read More »18 AI Evolution Facts: The 2018 Edition
Introduction & Context: 2020 was the year the world stopped, stayed home, and moved entirely online. It was a year defined by a global pandemic… Read More »61 Fun Facts: The 2020 Year of the Lockdown & The „New Normal” Edition
Introduction & Context: 2018 was a year where the digital and physical worlds danced together—literally. It was the year Fortnite and the „Floss” dance took… Read More »61 Fun Facts: The 2018 Year of the Floss Dance & The Royal Wedding 2.0 Edition
A „Blue Wave” sees Democrats retake the House of Representatives, featuring a record number of women elected to Congress. Part of the 61 Fun Facts:… Read More »2018 Vault: The Midterm Elections
The „IHOb” marketing stunt (International House of Burgers) briefly confuses the nation before reverting to IHOP. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2018 Year… Read More »2018 Classic: Culture
Google introduces BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers). This model revolutionizes Natural Language Processing by allowing AI to understand the context of a word based… Read More »2018 Legacy: Google Unveils BERT
Rockstar Games releases RDR2, featuring over 1,000 NPCs with unique „lives,” schedules, and reactive AI, setting a new benchmark for „living” virtual ecosystems. Part of… Read More »2018 Report: Red Dead Redemption 2’s NPC AI
The „Queen of Soul” passes away in August, leading to a week of musical tributes and a legendary funeral service. Part of the 61 Fun… Read More »2018 Record: The Death of Aretha Franklin
NASA’s InSight lander touches down on Mars to study the planet’s deep interior. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2018 Year of the Floss… Read More »2018 Record: Science