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Tech History: Android's Surprising Origin Story
Before Android powered billions of smartphones, it was actually designed for digital cameras!
Brittany Perry
Jun 18, 20251 min read


Tech History: The Lead-Acid Legacy of the First Rechargeable Battery
Despite being over 160 years old, this technology is still widely used today.
Brittany Perry
Jun 17, 20251 min read


Tech History: How Tech & Expansion Fueled Walmart’s Employee Boom
Each key milestone—whether a store launch, global expansion, or tech acquisition—triggered a new phase in Walmart’s workforce evolution, shaping it into the employer powerhouse we see today.
Brittany Perry
Jun 16, 20251 min read


Tech History: The (Annoying) Origins of Spam Email
Before your inbox was flooded with offers for miracle pills and mystery princes, there was one email that started it all.
Brittany Perry
Jun 12, 20251 min read


Tech History: The World's First Computer Programmer
The world’s first computer programmer was a woman—Ada Lovelace (bord Augusta Ada Byron)—and she wrote her first algorithm in the 1840s, long before computers even existed as we know them today.
Brittany Perry
Jun 11, 20251 min read


Apple Employee Growth Timeline: Key Milestones That Shaped Tech History
This Apple employee growth timeline (featured in the chart above) highlights how major events like the launch of the iPhone, the return of Steve Jobs, and the transition to Apple Silicon fueled Apple’s exponential workforce expansion.
My IT Retrieval Team
Jun 10, 20252 min read
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