With the extension of compulsory schooling in Estonia to age 18, an additional year will be introduced for basic school graduates who need more time to catch up on their studies. The most common issue ...

China has unveiled new legislation to promote ethnic unity and the use of standard Chinese, warning of legal penalties for those who obstruct the use of the national language and linking its approach ...

American Airlines customers who book basic economy fares will no longer earn AAdvantage miles or loyalty points, marking a significant change for the carrier’s least expensive tickets. The policy, ...

Marking its 30th anniversary on Thursday, the world’s most popular programming language faces a bitter ongoing custody battle rather than a celebration. Creators and community leaders are stepping up ...

Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600. Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit ...

Police in DeKalb, Alabama, recently ticketed two drivers who didn’t speak English. While that might raise questions, the key issue wasn’t their language skills alone; it was the fact that both were ...

LAST SPEAKERS: Gyani Maiya Sen Kusunda (left) and Kamala Sen Kusunda pictured in 2018. Since Gyani Maiya's passing in 2020, Kamala is the only native fluent Kusunda speaker alive. JOHAN REINHARD ...