Cray

A 1963 memo from IBM chief executive Thomas Watson Jr. is drawing renewed attention. In it, Watson reacted to Control Data's CDC 6600, then the world's fastest computer, built under Seymour Cray by a team of just 34 people, including a janitor. Watson demanded to know why IBM, with vastly more staff and resources, had lost its lead in supercomputing.

Seymour Cray's pioneering supercomputer company, Cray Research, is getting fresh attention in retrocomputing circles, with a documentary-style history of the firm circulating among technology enthusiasts. The story covers Cray's dominance of high-performance computing from the 1970s onward, when its machines were the fastest in the world, and the legacy the brand left in modern supercomputing.

TACRAY has introduced a folding kitchen chef knife that packs a full prep blade into a compact, travel-friendly design. The folder is aimed at campers, van lifers and travelling cooks who need a capable cutting tool without carrying a fixed blade. Early coverage highlights its portability and practicality for outdoor and on-the-go food prep.