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The first microcomputer named "Micral N" was created by the French engineer Francois Gernelle in 1973, five years before Apple and 3 years before IBM.

How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump's face on it

Congress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing.

Imperial resident Kathia Olivas, a substitute teacher and community organizer, stands for a portrait at the planned site for a massive data center which would sit just blocks away from her parents' home in the small city of Imperial, California, on December 18, 2025. Olivas feels the developer and county officials haven't been transparent about their plans and fears the data center will place new stress on the land and local ecosystems. "This could have all been avoided if they had just been transparent with us," she said.

The plan to build a massive data center in Imperial County — without environmental review

As demand for computing power soars nationwide, a Southern California entrepreneur with past legal troubles is trying to speed forward an immense data center in Imperial County.

Veronica Olivo sits on the dining room table with her children. ICE agents arrested her husband and oldest son on Feb. 2, 2025. Their arrest left Veronica as the sole caretaker of four children.

One San Diego family’s story of coping with ICE detention

Life changed in an instant one morning in February for the Olivo family. Their father and brother were arrested by ICE agents. The following weeks were filled with fear, confusion and anger.

'I Want You to Be Happy' takes on modern-day dating

In Jem Calder's debut novel, the characters have boarded a plane, baggage first -- with no idea where it will land. Will it lead to an actual relationship, nevermind happiness?

Sister Mary Consolata Nakawooja assists an elderly nun as she takes tea at the Little Sisters of St. Francis premises in Nkokonjeru, Uganda.

These nuns spent a lifetime helping others. In their last years, who will help them?

The sisters of Uganda are teachers, health-care advocates and more. Those who are in their twilight of their life need help. Who will come to their aid?

How the U.S. is losing ground to China in university research

Two researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first.

Book Crawl goers inside Library Bookshop SD during the San Diego Book Crawl, April 2025.

The latest on the military beat; a San Diego poet; the book crawl

We check in on the latest military stories from the KPBS newsroom. Then, we go to a San Diego Storytellers segment with the region's first poet laureate. And finally, how local bookstores are celebrating the annual San Diego Book Crawl.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York.

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes after Apache helicopter downing

Trump confirmed the two pilots in the U.S. helicopter, downed near the Strait of Hormuz, are safe. The U.S. responded by launching strikes on Iran, with Tehran attacking Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan soon after.

The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District main office. Aug. 27, 2020

Department of Education axes protections for transgender students in La Mesa

Monday's announcement is the latest Trump administration move to roll back special legal protections and other considerations for transgender individuals.

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