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…
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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…
August 28, 2014 Hackers Hit 5 U.S. Banks In Cybertheft by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The hackers stole gigabytes of data, including account information. It is not yet clear if the attacks were financially motivated or…
August 27, 2014 Russian Hackers Amass Over a Billion Internet Passwords by NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID GELLES By NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID GELLES The hacked records, discovered by a security firm based in Milwaukee, include user name and password combinations and…
August 27, 2014 After Social Media Uproar, Zara Ditches T-Shirt That Looks Like Nazi Camp Uniform by DANNY HAKIM By DANNY HAKIM After an uproar on Twitter, Zara’s parent company said it had stopped selling the shirt, which is called the “Sheriff,” and…