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Gif inventor Stephen Wilhite dies aged 74

Stephen Wilhite accepts his Webby lifetime achievement award in May 2013 in New York (Webby Awards via AP)

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 16:30

Tali Arbel, Associated Press

Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of short-video format the Gif, has died aged 74.

His wife, Kathaleen, said that he died of Covid-19 on March 14.

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