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Are Your Interns Saving the World? IBM's Are

BY Zachary WilsonTue Dec 15, 2009 at 12:10 PM

Let's play word association: intern + texting = ____. Setting up a date? Skipping out on work? Sexting? At IBM, how about saving millions of lives? A new initiative called SMS for Life, born from the minds of a group of IBM's Extreme ...READ»

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IBM Completes "World's Greenest" Data Center, Aims for World's Fastest Supercomputer

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Dec 4, 2009 at 2:41 PM

IBM's 12.4 million, 6,000-square-foot facility at Syracuse University uses 50% less energy than typical data centers. It's ready for action, but is it as green as Big Blue claims?READ»

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Ultra-Green Underground Data Center Will Heat Helsinki

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 30, 2009 at 1:27 PM

Companies like Google and IBM are constantly clamoring to prove that they have energy-efficient data centers, but a new cloud computing hub located in the bedrock below Helsinki's famous Uspenski Cathedral might have them all beat. ...READ»

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IBM Technology Offers Real-Time Analysis of Forest Fires

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Nov 19, 2009 at 2:19 PM

Climate change has increased the unpredictability of weather patterns, and as residents of the Western U.S. know, that means a jump in the number of forest fires. In the past year alone, 76,000 individual fires have consumed 5.8 ...READ»

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IBM Simulates a Cat-Like Brain: AI or Shadow Minds for Humans?

BY Jamais CascioThu Nov 19, 2009 at 11:27 AM

IBM's new cat brain simulation is both more -- and less -- than it seems.READ»

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The Robopocalypse Cometh: IBM's Cyberbrain Smart as a Cat, Getting Smarter

BY Kit EatonWed Nov 18, 2009 at 9:38 AM

If the Matrix or I, Robot's view of artificial intelligence sent chilly shivers down your spine, then prepare for frostbite: IBM's artificial brain is now as smart as a cat--just a stop or two down the line from human powers. ...READ»

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AT&T and IBM Fluff-Up Their Cloud Computing Systems

BY Kit EatonMon Nov 16, 2009 at 6:31 AM

Both IBM and AT&T have unveiled new schemes that put their giant processing power and vast data storage facilities at the disposal of the little guy (or business) with a Net connection. IBM's entry into the cloud-computing ...READ»

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IBM Makes Water Monitoring High-Tech with Splash Portal

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM

Wondering whether your favorite Irish lake is clean enough to swim in? How about whether the local beach has enough sand to make some serious sandcastles? IBM and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland can help. The two ...READ»

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What Will the Trucking Industry Look Like in 2020?

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Oct 30, 2009 at 12:20 PM

As is stands right now, the trucking industry is not particularly green--just ask anyone who has been stuck in traffic behind a gas-guzzling, exhaust-belching 18-wheeler. But if the industry is to survive in the next decade, it will ...READ»

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Intel--Past, Present, and Future

Wed Oct 14, 2009 at 12:35 PM

As Intel reinvents itself, we take a look at where it's been. From the calculators and traffic lights of the past, to today's variety of handheld devices and tomorrow's slickest netbooks, here is a trip through the history of the company once known as Chipzilla.READ»

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