Big Data

How robots will teach each other with data

Brown University professor’s unique approach to the thorny problem of robot grasp could lead the way for robots that can move objects the same way as humans

Tech execs tackling childhood cancer

Network industry veteran turned VC aims to raise $100 million to fund pediatric cancer research

Buyer’s guide explores data analytics software

Half of US adults are profiled in police facial recognition databases

The use of police photo databases raises questions about a lack of regulation and the accuracy of results

Breaches, IT skills & innovation keeping CIOs up at night

But IT budget and salary increases, along with excitement of job, making it a great time to be CIO, annual SIM IT Trends Study finds

Big data on campus

Colleges and universities are sifting through reams of data in search of ways to bolster graduation rates.

MIT event to promote U.S.-China cooperation on machine learning, autonomous vehicles & more

MIT-CHIEF Annual Conference features speakers from academia, industry

It’s (not) elementary: How Watson works

The technology underlying IBM's AI has evolved considerably over the years

Watson’s the name, data’s the game

For IBM's 'cognitive' AI, Jeopardy was just the beginning

Milestones along the way in Watson’s colorful history

Year after year, IBM's AI has broadened its reach