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On July 7, 2026, the Computer History Museum will present "The Silicon Gold Rush," a program investigating how the world’s largest cloud companies are transitioning from purchasing to designing their own custom AI chips, thereby redefining software-centric businesses. This follows its annual Vintage Computer Festival on June 15, 2026, which featured an extraordinary showcase of historical computers from the 1960s through the 1990s, offering hands-on demonstrations of systems from brands such as Apple, Atari, and Commodore. Previously, on June 14, 2026, the museum recalled recovering over 2,000 retro artifacts, spanning the 1930s to the 1980s, from an abandoned German warehouse in Castrop-Rauxel, an operation that required seven tractor-trailers. Earlier, on May 27, 2026, the museum announced TechFest's "Maker’s Lab" for June 20, which will explore how inventors, makers, and artists utilize groundbreaking technology to expand creative boundaries. On May 18, 2026, the museum highlighted "The Godmother of Silicon Valley," a new documentary revealing the influence of educator Esther Wojcicki, mother to tech leaders from YouTube/Google, UCSF, and 23andMe.
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