The inventor of the GIF has died

Talking Tech by Talking Tech / Wondery

Mar 26, 202200:03:00Technology

Stephen Wilhite, the developer of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) has passed away at 74. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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