IBM’s Watson to Take on the Federal Morass
IBM's Watson, the computational genius that has bested "Jeopardy!" champions, published a cookbook and been unleashed in the fight against cancer, now has what is perhaps its greatest challenge -…
Lots of Coders Are Self-Taught, According to Developer Survey
More computer programmers are self-taught rather than graduates of coding "bootcamps" or industry certification programs run by big tech companies, according to recent survey results by Stack Overflow, one of…
Not Just Microsoft’s Tay: A Recent History of the Internet’s Racist Bots
Microsoft's Tay AI bot was intended to charm the Internet with cute millennial jokes and memes. Instead, she became a genocidal maniac. Just hours after Tay started talking to people…
Apple’s Big Launch, Price Cuts in India, And Trolling AI: The News This Week
The news this week has, predictably enough, been dominated by news of the launch of the iPhone SEand the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Both the devices are going to come to…