💻 IBM Japan in 15 Seconds 📚
Here’s your crash course on IBM Japan. In 1925, a tableware manufacturer installed the first IBM tabulating machine. In 1973, Leo Esaki won the Nobel Prize in Physics for electron tunneling. In 1982, the Tokyo Research Lab opened. In 1992, the ThinkPad700C was released. And now, in 2015, IBM’s teaming up with Apple in Japan to create an elderly-friendly iPad. We’re out of time, but rest assured, the goods are still being churned out. Class dismissed.

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Man with Machine:
AI is changing everything
We’re using it to turn our bodies into game controllers. To translate our speech into real time. And even create self-driving cars. Everything we do, AI is helping us do it better. By helping us be better...

Man with Machine:
AI is changing everything

We’re using it to turn our bodies into game controllers. To translate our speech into real time. And even create self-driving cars. Everything we do, AI is helping us do it better. By helping us be better teachers, pilots and judges, augmented intelligence is actually making us smarter. And most surprisingly, making us redefine who we are and what it means to be human. Read more about how AI is bringing sci-fi dreams to life and making us better humanoids →

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Man with Machine
A new THINK series

They help build our cities. Transport us. Record our history. Even wash the dishes. The machines we make remake the way we live. And now a new renaissance is underway. Through AI, we’re gaining new abilities that will enhance the way we create, work and play like never before. But don’t just take our word for it. We’ve collected a set of powerful quotes from leading futurists, scientists and journalists on the promise of AI technologies. And translated their thoughts into evocative works of art. Follow along as we explore the possibilities of not just artificial intelligence, but Augmented Intelligence—when people join together with machines to THINK.

9 years ago

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The nerds are out in full force.

9 years ago

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What kind of card-carrying nerd wouldn’t like a little homework on Pi Day? Take the Geek Test v.3.14 and see how you fit on the geek-prime spectrum.

What kind of card-carrying nerd wouldn’t like a little homework on Pi Day? Take the Geek Test v.3.14 and see how you fit on the geek-prime spectrum.

9 years ago

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50… 51… 52… 53… Happy Pi Day-Hour-Minute-Second!

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Powerful Plastic

Jamie Garcia’s potentially world-changing discovery was the result of a happy accident – she left out a component needed during an experiment and ended up with a nearly unbreakable substance. This brand new kind of plastic is so strong that it’s easier to break the flask it’s created in than to damage the plastic itself. It could eventually be used to make recyclable car and airplane parts as well as aiding in 3D-printing applications and adhesives. Read more in Scientific American →

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LLAP

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Fantastical nonfiction
For the love of chocolate

Valentine’s Day without chocolate? Say it isn’t so… ! Not long ago, disease ridden cacao crops made this heart-breaking scenario as a real possibility. Thankfully, due to some “research-love” in the field genomics, the world’s chocolate-lovers can breathe a collective sigh of relief. In 2008, IBMers and candy-makers at Mars Inc. launched a program to sequence, assemble and ultimately identify disease-resistant genomes in cacao plants. The result: healthier beans for farmers and a healthier chocolate supply for everyone. We ❤ ❤ ❤ research.

9 years ago

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Happy Inventors’ Day! Wait, the inventors have their own day? Of course they do! They take creative risks in the name of making life easier, so they’ve earned it. This day also marks the unofficial end to our celebration of 22 record breaking years....

Happy Inventors’ Day! Wait, the inventors have their own day? Of course they do! They take creative risks in the name of making life easier, so they’ve earned it. This day also marks the unofficial end to our celebration of 22 record breaking years. A reminder that although over six million patents exist, somehow there are always more to be conceived. So don’t just sit there, get on with it!

9 years ago

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Deleting Shifty Behavior
Another innovation from 22 record years

Can you spot the difference between the two actions above? Got it? Not quite? Convinced both sides are exactly the same? IBM Patent No. 8,650,080 has your back when your back is turned. This innovation can detect even the slightest change in cyber behavior, for each and every one of us has distinct mannerisms and preferences, a virtual fingerprint of sorts, whether we realize it or not. Think of the patent as a buddy who is looking out for you—hmm, Christine usually goes for the right shift and now she’s all left. Wait, Christine, is that really you?

9 years ago

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The Big Game is almost here. But a lot has changed since the first coin flip, 49 years ago—And we’re not just talking about marching bands at halftime or seats starting at $12.

These days, it’s hard to imagine a game without instant replay, virtual field markings or up-to-the-second player stats. Now real-time biometric and scoring data are ready to take competition, player safety and the viewing experience to a whole other level. Are you ready for some football future-casting? Read Blood, Sweat and Data →

9 years ago

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