“Steve was a software genius,” he says. “He is best known for his role in creating GIF, but this was actually one of his lesser accomplishments.” By the time Wilhite came up with ...

On March 1, Steve Wilhite, the beloved creator of the GIF file format, contracted COVID-19. "It came on suddenly. He woke up one morning and he said, 'Honey, I don't feel good. I don't feel good ...

Steve Wilhite, the computer scientist who created the popular GIF file format in 1987, died in intensive care last Monday from complications of COVID-19, a report said. He was 74. Wilhite ...

Jif is releasing a limited-edition jar of GIF peanut butter in a collaboration ... That’s according to creator Steve Wilhite, who made the declaration in 2013 while accepting a Webby Award.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Steve Wilhite (pictured above in the monitor of a fan) will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at tonight’s Webby Awards, as his creation of the GIF has made him a god among mere ...

On June 15, 1987, Trevor and his team, which included inventor Steve Wilhite, released an enhanced version of the GIF called 87a. The new format allowed people to create compressed animations ...

Here is a timeline of how to pronounce GIF, one of the great debates of the internet age. Steve Wilhite releases the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve. He called it ...