Researchers in Japan, Hong Kong and U.S. launch crowdsourced research effort using IBM’s World Community Grid
TOKYO, Japan; HONG KONG, China & HARTFORD, United States – 31 Jan 2017: Medical researchers and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are asking for the public’s help in finding prospective treatments for childhood cancers. (more…)
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Open University of Catalonia have developed a technique for creating complex predictive tools that can be used to make effective decisions about word-of-mouth marketing for online products and services. (more…)
Artificial intelligence holds the key to a new era of innovation, one where computers begin to work intelligently on our behalf rather than under our command. It’s an era where technology will become more intuitive, more conversational, more intelligent, will enable businesses to better know and serve their customers in ways previously unimaginable, and ultimately help solve some of the planet’s biggest challenges. (more…)
IBM Cloud solution, services to improve Army’s IT flexibility, efficiency and performance
ARMONK, N.Y. – 18 Jan 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the U.S. Army has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with IBM to build, manage and operate a cloud solution for greater IT flexibility, efficiency and performance. (more…)
IBMers received 2,700+ cognitive and cloud computing patents during 2016
#1 on U.S. Patent List for 24th Consecutive Year
ARMONK, N.Y. – 09 Jan 2017: IBM today announced that it broke the U.S. patent record with 8,088 patents granted to its inventors in 2016, marking the 24th consecutive year of innovation leadership. IBM’s 2016 patent output covers a diverse range of inventions in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing, cognitive health, cloud, cybersecurity and other strategic growth areas for the company. (more…)
2016 was a year full of big technology promises – disruptive, breakthrough technologies which shook up business models, presented new ways of solving old problems and opened a wealth of opportunities for businesses of all sizes and industries. (more…)
Studie der Tübinger Bildungsforschung: Der Einsatz von Tablet-Programmen sollte auf Lernziele und die Voraussetzungen der Nutzer zugeschnitten sein
Grundschüler profitieren von Tablet-Lernangeboten im Unterricht – aber nur, wenn diese an die jeweiligen Lernziele sowie die kognitiven Fähigkeiten des einzelnen Kindes angepasst sind. Zu diesem Schluss kommen Tübinger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des Hector-Instituts für Empirische Bildungsforschung und des Leibniz-Instituts für Wissensmedien in einer Studie. Die Ergebnisse wurden in der Zeitschrift „Learning and Individual Differences“ veröffentlicht. (more…)
Sending a password or secret code over airborne radio waves like WiFi or Bluetooth means anyone can eavesdrop, making those transmissions vulnerable to hackers who can attempt to break the encrypted code. (more…)
