IBM Watson allows players to talk to shipmates in ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’
IBM's Watson technology is being used in Star Trek: Bridge Crew to facilitate natural interactions between the player and their shipmates.
Watch: IBM uses artificial intelligence to make music with Phony Ppl
We brought IBM's AI music composition program Watson Beat to R&B group Phony PPL to see if actual musicians could find a cool way to use it.
Beware: Previous owners of used smart home gadgets may still have access to them
When you buy a used smartphone, there’s a pretty good chance it will be wiped of the previous owners’ data and access. The same isn’t true of smart-home devices.
IBM and Visa want all smart devices to be able to make purchases for you
Visa will use IBM's Watson Internet of Things platform for businesses to add secure payment options to any connected device.
Close to the Metal Ep. 34: Quantum Computers are finally landing, but it’s still early
Quantum computing is finally here. Still in its infancy, we'll discuss the implications of the most headache-inducing topic in computing.
It’s the 1940s again: IBM’s Scott Crowder on the infancy of quantum computers
IBM Q isn’t vaporware. It’s a project years-in-the-making that could help quantum computation reach its massive potential. The future of quantum computers may arrive sooner than you think.
IBM plans to build the first commercially available universal quantum computer
IBM has announced plans to launch the world's first commercially available universal quantum computer as part of the IBM Q initiative.
FIU students develop solution for protecting smart homes during disasters
By making use of IBM's Watson, a pair of students at FIU developed a system capable of helping smart homes adapt to disasters in real-time.
IBM and The Weather Company's new tech delivers alerts with no cell network
IBM and The Weather Company have developed a mesh network technology capable of delivering real-time alerts to smartphone users.
Need help with your taxes this year? Watson is here for you at H&R Block
Last week, the artificial intelligence system Watson announced a partnership with H&R Block to reinvent tax preparation.
United partners with Apple, IBM to offer a mobile solution to your flying woes
With hopes of "unleashing the power of the more than 50,000 iOS devices," IBM and Apple seek to redefine how work is done at United Airlines.
Concerned about cybercrime? Chances are, you’re not doing much to protect yourself
According to surveys by security companies, people are concerned about cybercrime but most are not protected against ransomware.
IBM CEO Rometty joins calls to ensure that AI remains a positive force
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella is not the only influential executive to speak up in defense of Artificial Intelligence.
IBM's '5 in 5' predicts what crazy scientific inventions may emerge in the next few years
IBM considers what instruments might soon make the invisible visible. The firm's list includes advances in artificial intelligence and imaging.
IBM and BMW want to make Watson your own personal back-seat driver
You're about to get a new passenger in your BMW, and his name is Watson. On Thursday, the German automaker announced a new collaboration with IBM.
Just say something: IBM’s AI software can estimate a person’s age based on speech
From a distance the accomplishments seem insignificant, but IBM thinks they’re necessarily small steps towards increasingly intelligent machines.
IBM and Nvidia make deep learning easy for AI service creators with a new bundle
IBM and Nvidia have teamed up to provide a hardware/software bundle for companies to easily jump on the deep learning bandwagon and create AI services.
China leads the way as world’s supercomputers get 60% faster than they were in 2015
Massively parallel systems with hundreds of thousands or millions of cores keep getting more powerful, and China leads this year's supercomputer race.
Why GM is bringing IBM’s Watson onboard its vehicles
If you're not distracted enough already while driving, there's a new partnership between OnStar and IBM Watson that's sure to add to the sensory overload.
IBM-Apple collaboration continues with launch of education-focused app
Apple and IBM have jointly launched a MobileFirst app for schools called Watson Element For Educators.
PC industry leaders get together to improve memory and storage methods
A number of companies across the entire spectrum of the PC industry have formed a new Gen-Z consortium to create a new memory and storage architecture.
IBM opens its wallet for a new headquarters to house its Watson Internet of Things platform
IBM said that it has invested in a new headquarters in Munich for its Watson Internet of Things platform. This will provide a place for IoT collaboration.
The world’s biggest tech giants go all in on AI
Tech giants including IBM, Facebook, Microsoft, and more are teaming up to form a new organization dedicated to advancing the public’s understanding of AI.
Microsoft hits another milestone in speech-recognition software accuracy
Researchers from the tech giant have achieved an impressively low error rate for speech recognition software -- down to just 6.3 percent.
Quantum computing will make your PC look like a graphing calculator
infried Hensinger likes Star Trek. “It goes all the way back to primary school,” said the director of the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies in England. “I wanted to be science officer on the Enterprise, so I worked out in about grade five that I wanted to study physics.” Today, his day-to-day work on abstract […]
Watson will soon be in your ear with “hearables” from Bragi
Watson will soon be in your ear. A new partnership between "hearables" company Bragi and IBM has yielded a new set of headphones.
Watch an eerie, IBM Watson-made trailer for a film about the dangers of AI
America’s most famous artificial intelligence has leant its intelligence to Hollywood, composing a trailer for a sci-fi horror-thriller, Morgan.
IBM attacks AMD’s ‘Zen’ with new details about Power9 processors for servers
During the Hot Chips 28 convention this week, IBM spilled the details of its Power9 processor architecture for servers that's built for a "cognitive era."
Samsung's IBM-powered image processor capable of 2,000 frames per second
IBM's TrueNorth brain-like processor has been used in Samsung's new image sensor and it's hugely efficient, but can operate at a very high FPS.
IBM's "lab-on-a-chip" breakthrough brings ammo to the fight against cancer
Big things are happening at IBM, where researchers have just developed a new lab-on-a-chip that may help revolutionize how doctors diagnose disease.
IBM's Watson has landed a customer assistant job at Macy's
IBM's question answering computer Watson is making the jump to retail with a new job at department store chain Macy's.
Think your solid state drive is fast? It has nothing on MRAM
The memory that reads and writes data in our wearables is getting old. Say hello to the future of wearable memory.
IBM’s AI system Watson just edited an entire magazine all on its own
In collaboration with marketing company The Drum, IBM's artificial intelligence system Watson just successfully edited an entire magazine all on its own.
With a little technological magic, this dad build a sorting hat straight out of Harry Potter
To get his kids interested in science, an IBM engineer built a Watson-powered sorting hat inspired by the character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
Move over, Siri: Watson rides shotgun in this IBM-powered autonomous car
IBM and Local Motors have debuted Olli, a self-driving vehicle powered by Watson.
IBM's Deep Thunder gives weather forecasting an injection of tech
Having recently acquired The Weather Company, IBM is putting its deep-learning tech to use by creating accurate localized forecasts for businesses.
TeamViewer allegedly hacked, but the developer points the finger elsewhere
TeamViewer was allegedly hacked over the last several weeks, but the company insists that stolen credentials from other breaches are to blame.
Century-old law firm Baker & Hostetler just ‘hired’ an AI attorney to help its human lawyers
One of America's biggest law firms has officially employed an AI attorney called Ross to help its human lawyers build and defend legal cases.