Google has joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, the company announced on its Research Blog today. In an effort to help healthcare providers and others analyze the huge volumes of genomic information available today, Google is proposing one Web-based API for importing, processing, storing and searching genomic data at scale. Google is also… Continue reading Google Wants the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health to Take Advantage of Its Cloud Services
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Microsoft Needs to Prepare for the Post-PC World
2013 was not a good year for the Windows PC. The growing popularity of tablets and smartphones are cutting into desktop and laptop sales. Of the laptops that are being sold, non-Windows laptops make up more than a third of all sales according to Forbes. The release of Windows 8 in late 2012 put only… Continue reading Microsoft Needs to Prepare for the Post-PC World
IBM Invests $1 Billion in Cognitive Computing Powered by Jeopardy-Winning Watson
To advance cognitive computing toward the needs of the future, IBM has announced it will invest over $1 billion in the newly formed IBM Watson Group, a business unit powered by the Jeopardy-winning Watson computer, dedicated to advancing research in cognitive computing and bringing cloud-delivered cognitive innovations to market. Located in New York’s “Silicon Alley,”… Continue reading IBM Invests $1 Billion in Cognitive Computing Powered by Jeopardy-Winning Watson
