Big Blue did not time travel
Published in News
Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:53

Big Blue did not time travel


But quantumly speaking the story is both dead and alive

The last 24 hours have seen a story which claims that IBM boffins have managed to turn back time using a quantum computer. But it is starting to look like the story was overhyped.

IBM warns of Brexit doom
Published in News
Friday, 01 March 2019 11:57

IBM warns of Brexit doom


Warns that it is preparing for the worst

IBM has issued a statement showing that is preparing for the worst if Britain exits from the EU.

Big Blue spices up AI with  McCormick
Published in AI
Tuesday, 05 February 2019 12:57

Big Blue spices up AI with McCormick


AI getting everywhere

The move to AI is making for some unlikely partners. AI expert IBM and McCormick, which sells spices and condiments, are teaming up to create new all-in-one spice packets.

IBM booms on cloud and services
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 23 January 2019 12:15

IBM booms on cloud and services


Better than Wall Street predicted

Big Blue beat Wall Street's quarterly earnings estimates, posted its first annual revenue growth since 2011 and forecast a 2019 profit above expectations.

BT, Vodafone and IBM link cloud systems for business
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Support 5G

BT and Vodafone are teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems.

IBM gets neural networks to conceptually think
Published in AI


MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab find GANs a powerful tool


Boffins working at MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have been playing around with GANs, or generative adversarial networks, because they are providing clues about how neural networks learn and reason.

Google’s DeepMind creates a game learning system
Published in AI


AlphaZero upgrades

Google's AI supreme intelligence DeepMind has created a system that can quickly master any game including chess, Go, and Shogi, and do so without human guidance.

IBM wades into web-based big tech
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Tuesday, 27 November 2018 14:03

IBM wades into web-based big tech


Personal data handling is irresponsible

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty joined a growing chorus of tech executives lambasting web platforms, like Google and Facebook, over their collection of user data and urged governments to target regulation at those companies.

IBM might have the power to go beyond 7nm
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 22 November 2018 12:42

IBM might have the power to go beyond 7nm


New materials and processes

Big Blue has come up with some new materials and processes that could help improve the efficiency of chip production at the 7nm node and beyond.

IIT-B and IBM team up on AI research
Published in AI
Thursday, 13 September 2018 11:18

IIT-B and IBM team up on AI research


IBM’s Artificial Intelligence Horizons Network now comprises eight top universities

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) and IBM Research have announced a multi-year collaboration on research in artificial intelligence.