IBM is about to cut 26 percent of its workforce? Jesus Christ.
One of America’s most iconic companies, on the ropes. Continue Reading
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Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center in Boston is using Google Glass in the ER. OK, cool. Cool? Cool.
Imagine you find yourself in the ER for something not-so-great (like a fall). Now imagine your doctor rolls up wearing Google Glass, which isn’t mainstream in the least yet. Would you be freaked out? You might be, or if you were too… Continue Reading
On Larry Page, dreaming big, and anonymous health care “big data”
Larry Page appeared at the TED 30th Anniversary conference in Vancouver, speaking on stage with Charlie Rose (part of the interview is above, and you can find a deeper transcript here). There are about 127 different headlines you could go… Continue Reading
IBM has a food truck debuting March 7 that’s going to reinvent your favorite foods (like burritos) off of cognitive computing
Came across the IBM Tumblr the other day and it’s fairly cool; one thing they’re focusing on now is called “cognitive cooking,” and it’s described in the video above — and also in this video. Essentially, the idea is this:… Continue Reading
Dr. Bernard Meyerson and the world in five years
IBM released its “5 in 5” report last week. It’s supposed to showcase how the world will look in five years via technology and smart computing; they also released a series of videos, which are embedded throughout this post (and… Continue Reading
IBM’s Watson might legitimately be the future of health care
This article appeared in the UK edition of Wired in February, but it got upvoted on Reddit today and I saw it there; I’m not sure if the precise original publication date matters, because I don’t think it’s breaking news. People… Continue Reading