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==Computer science== * February 7 β [[Steve Jobs]] returns to [[Apple Inc.]] as a consultant after the company purchases his software startup [[NeXT]]. * May 11 β [[International Business Machines|IBM]]'s [[IBM Deep Blue|Deep Blue]] defeats [[Garry Kasparov]], the first time a computer defeats a [[chess]] grand master in a match. Deep Blue has defeated Kasparov before, but has never previously won a match against him. * September 15 β The [[domain name]] for the [[web search engine]] [[Google]] is registered.
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