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Last month’s news about the massive data breach at Yahoo, which affected at least 500 million user records, making it…
IDG Contributor Network: Target's voice-recognition effort: How natural does natural language have to be?
Target has started toying with a voice-recognition device, positioned to compete against Amazon’s Alexa, said The Chicago Tribune. The issue…
AT&T, T-Mobile stop replacing Samsung Galaxy Note7s after more fire reports
AT&T and T-Mobile have stopped exchanges of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones that were aimed to solve an issue of overheating…
Guess the 'unboxing' scenario wasn't on the list
This 3,500-employee health services company brings in yet another new hire, and she calls the help desk almost immediately, reports…
Milestones along the way in Watson's colorful history
How did IBM’s Watson get to where it is today? Here are some key events that happened along the way.…
Watson's the name, data's the game
There’s a data expert making a name for itself in the corporate world today, and it’s attracting a lot of…
It's (not) elementary: How Watson works
What goes into making a computer understand the world through senses, learning and experience, as IBM says Watson does? First…
15 tricky job interview questions and how to answer them
Tough job interview questions and how to answer them Image by Thinkstock If you want to be prepared for your…
Get a Fire HD 6 Tablet Reburbished For Just $45 With Code IDG11, Until Wed Only – Deal Alert
If you’ve had your eye on Amazon’s Fire HD 6 Tablet, but haven’t pulled the trigger, you may want to…
Taking a break from Windows Update
Now would be a great time for windows 7 and 8.1 users to run Windows Update. By “now” I mean…