August 29, 2014 Questions for IBM’s Watson by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM’s Watson keeps adding new features. But can it make money? Published: August 28, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1rCI538…
August 28, 2014 Uber and Lyft Have Become Indistinguishable Commodities by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Though Uber and Lyft have become bitter enemies recently, in many places, they both offer ubiquitous, cheap and mostly high-quality service….
August 28, 2014 Judge Turns Down Apple’s Bid to Halt Samsung Phone Sales by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The ruling came nearly four months after a jury awarded Apple $119 million in damages for Samsung’s infringements on technology…
August 28, 2014 With $30 Million More in Hand, IFTTT Looks to the Internet of Things by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The idea behind the company, according to co-founder Linden Tibbets, is to give people more creative control over the many online…
August 28, 2014 IBM Launches Watson System for Research, Hopes for Breakthroughs by REUTERS By REUTERS International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday launched a computer system that can quickly identify patterns in massive amounts of data, an ability…
August 28, 2014 Protect and Power Back-to-School Gear by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Gadgets for returning students include smartpens, laptop-size backpacks, USB drives and backup batteries. Published: August 28, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT…
August 28, 2014 Bringing Tech Culture to the Staid College Quad by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Digital ways to lower the cost of textbooks and learn about other cost-saving options. Published: August 28, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
August 28, 2014 Looking to the Future of Data Science by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The future of data science lies beyond the big-data focus on predictions and recommendations, according to Oren Etzioni, a leading computer…
August 28, 2014 The Future Could Work, if We Let It by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO A book offers an optimistic view of the effects of technology, but its arguments have one big blind spot: human behavior….
August 28, 2014 Programming Apps Teach the Basics of Code by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps use different approaches in teaching the basics of coding; some offer interactive lessons, while others take the form of a…