AI & Cloud
Canada Needs More Robots
To recognize Small Business Week, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released a comprehensive report examining the shifting demographics and digital disruptions that are impacting today’s labour force.
October 17, 2017Robots Are Coming For (Men’s) Jobs
The automation revolution is much more than simply an economic one. “It is a cultural problem, an identity problem, and—critically—a gender problem,” says Laurie Penny.
September 8, 2017World First: IBM Researchers Store Data On a Single Atom
IBM researchers have read and written data to a magnet consisting of just one atom for the first time ever.
March 22, 2017IBM Machine Learning Puts Watson’s Analytics Power Where the Data Lives
With the ability to process up to 2.5 billion transactions per day, IBM z Systems mainframes are data-generating powerhouses: that's why they're favoured by large-scale enterprises. But massive quantities of data without intelligent analysis is the equivalent of speed without control.
February 22, 2017IBM’s Ginni Rometty Calls for Transparency and Ethics in AI
IBM’s CEO, Ginni Rometty, is well-aware of concerns about AI, and notes that, “Cognitive systems will not realistically attain consciousness or independent agency.”
January 19, 2017IBM’s Innovators Broke the U.S. Patent Record in 2016
Across agriculture, automotive, healthcare, and beyond, IBM’s inventors filed a record 8,088 patents in the U.S. in 2016, cementing the company’s top spot on the patent charts for the 24th year in a row.
January 12, 20175 Reasons 2017 Will Be A Transformative Year For Tech
If you thought 2016 was a banner year for changes in IT, hold onto your hat, because 2017 is shaping up to be even bigger, according to industry analysts.
December 30, 2016IBM Watson Making Cognitive Businesses a Reality
“It isn't a world of Watson: it's a world with Watson,” said IBM's Chairman, President, and CEO Ginni Rometty at the company’s World of Watson (WoW) conference.
October 26, 2016IBM Launches Watson-Enabled Data Platform
Launched at the IBM World of Watson conference, the new platform makes machine learning simple with an intuitive, self-service interface for cross-company data collaboration.
October 25, 2016jKool Unlocks Insights with IBM Cloud
Companies relying on real-time analytics to make crucial decisions can’t suffer a slowdown.
October 11, 2016Water Experts and Software Developers Hack Future of Water
300+ researchers, programmers, government and concerned citizens join forces at #AquaHacking Summit.
October 7, 2016Cognitive Technology Meets IoT in $200 Million Munich Campus
Dedicated campus in Munich, Germany will forge links between IBM Watson and the Internet of Things and employ 1,000 experts.
October 4, 2016Startups Challenge Big Tech’s Hold on AI Personal Assistants
API, open-source tools and the ability to rent computing power are making it possible for more and more startups to leverage natural language processing, making apps tightly focused on a particular task.
September 8, 2016‘Workday’ Migrates to the Cloud
While immediate app virality is rare, predicting user uptake is always a guessing game. Surprises on the upside can trigger an avalanche of negative reviews if the back-end infrastructure doesn’t support rapid growth in multiple markets.
September 7, 2016iNovia Finds Value in Chatbots for Business
Messaging apps have begun to eclipse SMS, and have now surpassed social networks in the number of active users.
August 12, 2016Law Firm Uses Data Analytics to Give Clients Cost Certainty
International law firm McMillan LLP said it will begin using predictive analytics to create pricing models for its legal services to provide more cost certainty for clients.
August 4, 2016Insights on Demand: Capturing Streaming Data
Saying your business is driven by data analytics is one thing. Using it to your advantage is quite another.
July 8, 2016Land, Sea and Air: When IBM Bluemix Goes On The Move
Whether it’s in a tiny Swedish development drone no bigger than a slice of toast, or a lumbering garbage truck in the streets of Nairobi, Bluemix technology can be found on the move across the world.
June 22, 2016VIDEO: Cognitive Technology Needs the Cloud
IBM’s Watson can digest and reason through information, and come up with solutions. This allows startups to offer their customers APIs like natural language processing without the obstacles that prevent easy, robust and responsive user experiences.
June 5, 2016VIDEO: IBM’s Watson Offers Cognitive Technology Out of the Box
Watch our recent interview with IBM’s Nevil Knupp, Vice President of Cloud, IBM Canada. He explains how the cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson can be a ‘call’ away for startups via IBM's Bluemix platform. Apps developed on the platform can make requests from Watson, giving startups access to functions that analyze data streams or translate text into language that either a machine or another person can understand.
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