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Adobe co-founder Dr. John Warnock has passed away at 82
Dr. John Warnock, who co-founded the revolutionary company Adobe, has died aged 82, Adobe announced on Saturday.
Kevin Mitnick, formerly the world’s ‘most-wanted’ hacker, has passed away
Kevin Mitnick, who was once one of the world's most wanted computer hackers, has passed away at 59 on July 16th.
Lithium-ion battery creator John Goodenough dies at 100
A key creator of the lithium-ion battery, John Goodenough, has died at the age of 100.
The tech pioneer behind Sound Blaster has passed away
Singaporean inventor and tech pioneer Sim Wong Hoo has passed away on January 4th at the age of 67.
Windows gaming pioneer Eric Engstrom dies at 55
Eric Engstrom, who played a key role in propelling Windows gaming and the Xbox through DirectX, has died at 55.
Darth Vader actor and legend David Prowse dies at 85
David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader on camera, has died at the age of 85.
Zappos' pioneering ex-CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46
Zappos' former CEO Tony Hsieh, who helped transform online shopping, has died at the age of 46.
Ray Bradbury dies at 91, our world is that much poorer
It's a sad day for science fiction fans everywhere, as Ray Bradbury has passed on at the age of 91. We'll always know him best as the author of Fahrenheit 451, but it's really massive legacy in short stories that defined his role in technology. Collections like The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles made it a point to illustrate technology's impact and to never let our gadgetry trample human nature. Appropriately, for all of his ability to envision the future, he was actually rather cautious about embracing it: he only reluctantly allowed e-books and was worried the world was rushing too quickly towards devices. The irony of paying tribute on a technology website to this trepidation isn't lost on us, but we sincerely appreciate Bradbury's literary legacy -- he kept us honest (and entertained) in an industry that sometimes needs a reality check. He'll be missed. [Image credit: Alan Light, Flickr]
Man with bionic arms dies after car crash
Otto Bock's mind-controlled bionic arms let Austria's Christian Kandlbauer work, play and even drive, but it seems the latter passion may have lead to the 22-year-old's untimely demise. Two days after a road accident where the young man's specially-modified Subaru crashed into a tree, Kandlbauer was pronounced brain-dead and taken off life support late last week. It's not known whether the prosthetic arms themselves had anything to do with the crash -- one was found ripped from his body at the scene -- but both he and his vehicle were cleared to drive by local authorities after passing a number of tests. Honestly, it's a tragedy for science and humanity either way.
