May 3, 2016 Watson gets even smarter as IBM buys startup AlchemyAPI IBM Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities got an added boost with Wednesday’s announcement that the tech and consulting company has acquired AlchemyAPI – an on-the-rise startup that provides cognitive computing software to carry out natural language processing for clients that range from big business to web publishers. The new partnership allows IBM to accelerate Watson’s growing cognitive capacity.
May 3, 2016 Stratos launches first 'connected' credit card on the market It’s something most people find annoying – bulging wallets filled with easily lost cards. One tech startup is hoping to make life a little easier for those whose pockets are overflowing with plastic. Today, Stratos, Inc. announced the launch of the Stratos Bluetooth Card, an all-in-one “smart” credit card.
May 3, 2016 Chatty machines? Future computers could communicate like humans In the future, you might be able to talk to computers and robots the same way you talk to your friends
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Choosing photos, finding big savings, dying computers and more Kim Komando answers your questions about culling your massive photo collections, finding big savings, signs of a dying computer, and more.
May 3, 2016 Report slams wasteful government IT spending The U.S. government wastes 50 percent or more of the $70 billion to $80 billion that it spends on IT and IT security each year, according to a report released on Thursday by the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM).
May 3, 2016 US Army releases cyber defense code, taps open source knowledge The U.S. Army is harnessing the knowledge of the open source tech community in an attempt to bolster its cyber defenses.
May 3, 2016 Are computers better judges of personality than friends? When it comes to truly knowing someone's personality, a computer may do a better job than the individual's friends and family members, a new study suggests
May 3, 2016 Programmers take on Texas Hold 'em, and win Researchers in Canada have developed a poker-playing robot program – a bot – that can solve limited Texas Hold'em poker, a game with ten-thousand billion possibilities.
March 25, 2016 2 tech workers replaced by immigrants sue Disney Disney and two outsourcing companies abused immigration law by colluding to bring in foreign workers to replace Americans, according to lawsuits from two tech workers.
March 24, 2016 Top code slingers converge on DEF CON You may have heard of ComicCon, but in an era where cyber reigns you should know about DEF CON.
