Yes, they put the IBM System/360 on TV. No, they haven’t jumped the shark.
“5 Reasons to Love ‘Mad Men’s’ New Star: The IBM 360"
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10 years ago
They’ve got the heavy drinking, the heavy smoking and now the heavy computing.
“5 Reasons to Love ‘Mad Men’s’ New Star: The IBM 360"
via NBCNews →
10 years ago
April 10, 2014.
What’s being made in the world today?
It’s Day 2 of the Masters. And like the golfers, we’re just getting warmed up. Watch Dispatches No.9 through No.19 during the first break in play starting at 3PM. Or on YouTube.
10 years ago
April 9, 2014.
What’s being made with data today?
Check out these tales of transformation and nearly 40 more during that famous golf tournament that starts airing on TV today. And on YouTube.
10 years ago
TV lovers made with data.
Being glued-to-the tube used to be a one-way experience. Now, it’s a two-way street. Digital satellite company, Sky Italia is pioneering this change in the way Italians watch TV by using social data to give them more bang for their subscriber buck…er…euro. Viewers can watch what they want, when they want it. Then tell the world what they thought of it. In return, they get real-time personalized messages and offers. Maybe someday they’ll be able to include Italian hand gestures for even greater results. Watch the Dispatch | Explore more stories →
10 years ago
20 over 20 | Patent no. 13
Another groundbreaker
from the last 20 years
“Who is Bram Stoker?” It’s the Jeopardy! game-winning answer given by a computer system named Watson, and the literary father of Dracula. While it was Watson’s win, the achievement really came on the shoulders of humans and their IBM US Patent No. 8,275,803, also known as DeepQA.
By distinguishing the contextual meaning of the words within a question, cognitive systems have become fluent in the intricacies of natural language—even our quips and puns—to give us better results than keywords alone.
11 years ago
