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November 5, 2015

Smart or smart-ass? IBM’s Watson computer learns to swear

Watson -- the IBM robot that beat chess champion Garry Kasparov at his own game -- had to have his memory wiped after he memorized the entire contents of human slang repository UrbanDictionary.com.

November 4, 2015

Computers to see, hear, smell in five years

By 2017, technology will have advanced far enough that computers will be able to see, smell, touch taste and hear, via digital taste buds, newly sensitive pixels and other innovations. 

November 4, 2015

'Electronic blood' could power next-gen computers

It’s often said that a smartphone contains all the computing power NASA used to put people on the moon. But while today’s computer chips are incredibly capable, they’re still not as energy efficient as they could be.

October 21, 2015

Scientists make world's smallest movie

An ensemble cast of carbon atoms stars in the world's smallest stop-motion movie created by researchers at IBM.

October 19, 2015

IBM goes Apple: Helpdesk calls way down compared to Windows

IBM, at one time a Windows PC heavyweight, is now deploying Macs internally and is seeing a precipitous drop in helpdesk calls.