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IBM puts its AI supercomputer Watson in charge of its food truck

March 9, 2014

We know Watson has some Jeopardy skills, but putting IBM's supercomputer in the kitchen? That's a little different. Here at SXSW,...

Google is building one of the largest single-client corporate air facilities in the world

December 17, 2013

Google is reportedly spending around $82 million to build one of the world's largest, single-client, corporate air facilities for its...

Huge anonymous bitcoin transaction totaled $147 million

November 22, 2013

Bitcoin might be untested and uncertain, but that didn't stop someone from making a huge transfer yesterday. Looks like someone's...

Count the calories in your food simply by pointing a device at it

November 1, 2013

One of the biggest obstacles for people who are watching their weight is that sometimes they just don't know how...

With Mac OS free, Microsoft should be scared

October 23, 2013

Free. It's a word that brings joy to the ears of consumers and fear to the strategy rooms of competitors....

Do you have what it takes to live off the grid?

October 16, 2013

Even before all of the hoopla over the NSA and other government organizations tracking our every digital move, there were...

Foursquare ads are (finally) coming

October 14, 2013

It hasn't been the easiest path to revenue. In social media, it's hard enough to get advertisers to come in...

Twitter’s plan for profits: television

October 7, 2013

They wanted, as many startups want nowadays, to build an audience before building a business model. They hope this concept...

4 Tricks Facebook uses to keep you from quitting

September 17, 2013

Facebook's advertising revenue depends, in part, on how many users it has to show ads. Losing accounts isn't good for...