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Early Morning Byte: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
📞 1949 Called...It Invented Modern Tech
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Every CIO chasing transformation today owes a quiet debt to a machine built in 1949. That year, a computer at Cambridge ran a program from its own memory and quietly launched modern computing. EDSAC wasn’t flashy, but it proved that flexibility matters more than raw power. It shifted the focus to software and strategy, and that mindset still shapes how we lead today.
Fast forward to 2025. We’ve gone from room-sized machines to AI in our pockets. As that shift accelerates, tech hiring is slowing, not because innovation is stalling, but because priorities are changing. CIOs are scaling smarter, not bigger, and focusing on teams built for impact.
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When Computers Learned to Think for Themselves
On May 6, 1949, in a quiet laboratory at the University of Cambridge, a small team of scientists made computing history.
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