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Fast Talk: How "Dr. Fill" Does For Crosswords What IBM's "Watson" Did On "Jeopardy!"

Meet Matt Ginsberg, the one-man programming team behind a computer program he hopes will win this week's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.READ MORE›

IBM's Quantum Computers Could Change The World (Mostly In Very Good Ways)

IBM reveals amazing progress on the future of computing. Soon, if Big Blue is right, we may see a historic event on the scale of discovering fire or inventing a warp drive. For real.READ MORE›

Gamestop's Android Tablet, Report: Apple After Dropbox, Pixel Qi Backed By 3M, IBM's Watson Becomes Dr. Watson, Groupon Grows

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ MORE›

Gaga's Album Gives iTunes The Finger, Navy SEALs Vs. Mickey Mouse, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ MORE›

David Ferrucci on Watson, the Jeopardy Supercomputer

The principal investigator for IBM's DeepQA/Watson project, Ferrucci, led the creation of the Jeopardy-playing robot, Watson. The robot is built on data-analysis technology that could have applications in myriad sectors.READ MORE›

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IBM's Watson Goes to Washington

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill spar "Jeopardy!"-style with the artificial intelligence that is destined to replace them.READ MORE›

Opening the Pod Bay Doors to Possibility: The Distinctly Human Applications of IBM's Watson

After trouncing its carbon-based competitors in Jeopardy!, it seems Watson can answer nearly every question except one: "Where does Watson go from here?" To borrow a phrase from HAL 9000: I'm sorry, readers—I'm afraid it can't do that.READ MORE›

Why Watson Wagered $947, and Other Intel on the Jeopardy Supercomputer

Last night, Fast Company watched the final match with two of the IBM researchers responsible for Jeopardy champ Watson's prowess. This is what we learned.READ MORE›

How I Beat IBM's Watson at Jeopardy (3 Times!)

It's the Nerd Super Bowl--Ken Jennings (winner of 74 consecutive Jeopardy! episodes) versus Brad Rutter (winner of several tournaments of Jeopardy! champions) versus IBM's natural-language processing prodigy, Watson. The last time an IBM supercomputer challenged a human opponent, chess champion Garry Kasparov resigned in tears.READ MORE›

iFive: Intel's Record Income, IBM's Jeopardy Game, Wikipedia Too Tricky, Stephen Fry's First Startup, Virgin Kills Unlimited Net

You're probably getting ready for the weekend, but before you get too ready here's the early innovation news of the day:READ MORE›

iFive: Microsoft's Slates Inbound, IBM Playing Jeopardy, Brits Back Assange, Kindle Sells Millions, Cuba's Wikipedia

Tuesday's early innovation news, to get you a head start on the day:READ MORE›