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What Sheryl Sandberg’s Exit Reveals About Women’s Progress in Tech
Silicon Valley is losing one of its most visible, outspoken and powerful women. Any gains have been incremental at best. Source
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Why Chatbots Are Becoming Smarter
Tackling that challenge has become an emerging and increasingly crowded market, called conversational A.I. Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Oracle have offerings, as do smaller companies and start-ups including Kore.ai, Omilia, Rasa, […]
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Making ‘Dinobabies’ Extinct: IBM’s Push for a Younger Work Force
In 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a summary of an investigation into these practices at IBM, which found that there was “top-down messaging from IBM’s highest ranks directing managers to engage in an […]
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A Renewal for IBM Campuses Once Home to Punch Cards and Circuit Boards
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The sidewalks along Washington Avenue in Endicott, N.Y., are empty enough that bicycles cruise their length with smooth sailing. But 40 years ago, when an IBM plant hummed with thousands of employees, […]
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What Ever Happened to IBM’s Watson?
IBM’s artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out. Now, IBM has settled on a humbler vision for Watson. Source
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Despite Chip Shortage, Chip Innovation Is Booming
“It’s a bloody miracle,” said Jim Keller, a veteran chip designer whose résumé includes stints at Apple, Tesla and Intel and who now works at the A.I. chip start-up Tenstorrent. “Ten years ago you couldn’t […]
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Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests
Is it possible to predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease simply by looking at writing patterns years before there are symptoms? According to a new study by IBM researchers, the answer is yes. And, they […]