Heather Knight is a social roboticist. Meet her and her robot Data.
A 21-month investigation into allegations that the Federal Air Marshal Service has a hostile work environment -- rife with discrimination and retaliation -- has concluded that no "widespread" problem exists, according to an internal government e-mail obtained by CNN.
Not only did the young actor win Jeopardy! - but he speaks four different languages
IBM's Watson computer thrilled "Jeopardy" audiences in February by vanquishing two human champs in a three-day match. It's an impressive resume, and now Watson has landed a plum job.
How much do you know about your great-grandparents? In most cases, the answer to that question is "Not much." But that's something that will be forever changed as a result of the hundreds of thousands of pieces of digital content the average person will produce in his or her lifetime.
Mashable Editor-in-chief Adam Ostrow explores your options to stay in the virtual world after you leave the real one.
Making computers behave like humans has taken another step forward.
The woman charged with stealing from long-time "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek was working as a prostitute on the night of the alleged theft -- one she denies having anything to do with -- a public defender's office spokeswoman said Friday.
Lucinda Moyers has two burglary convictions, and a third could mean 25 years to life
"Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek explains how he injured himself as he chased a burglar.
Alex Trebek, longtime host of the television quiz show "Jeopardy," was injured while chasing a burglar out of his hotel room early Tuesday.
Politics is serious business -- but not all the time.
Some brave -- and curious -- members of Congress made their way to a Capitol Hill hotel Monday evening to square off against "Jeopardy!" sensation Watson, the IBM-powered supercomputer that handily defeated the game show's two most successful contestants in history.
CNN's Jason Carroll takes on "Watson," the IBM computer designed to win "Jeopardy!"
One of the most frustrating experiences produced by the winter from hell is dealing with the airlines' automated answer systems. Your flight has just been canceled and every second counts in getting an elusive seat. Yet you are stuck in an automated menu spelling out the name of your destination city.
"Jeopardy" contestant Brad Rutter ties with IBM's Watson supercomputer in round one of the competition.
Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.
The game show legend gives props to the "thinking" machine but points out its buzz advantage
Start the "computers are conquering the world" jokes now. "Jeopardy!" master Ken Jennings already has.
So far, it's elementary for Watson.
The computers haven't proven to be our trivia overlords just yet.
"IBM is not just about playing games."
IBM's "Jeopardy!" supercomputer beats humans in a practice bout.
His name is Watson. He's bad with puns. Great at math. And, next week, he will compete on the game show "Jeopardy!" against real, live, breathing, thinking humans.
Walking into IBM's Yorktown Heights Research Center feels like entering a time capsule. The rock-covered walls and mod white chairs are super-'70s, and the wall clocks look like they belong in an old elementary school next to those clanging red bells.
Call it the digital age's John Henry showdown. But this time, it's "Jeopardy!," not a train tunnel, and an IBM computer instead of a steam shovel.
They may be nominated for a Grammy as best new artists, but the band paid their dues
I'm a bit intimidated entering IBM's research center in Hawthorne, New York. After all, the company's sales totaled $104 billion...yes, billion...last year.
Thousands of visitors lined Constitution Avenue in Washington on Saturday morning for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.
Mad Men draws a slice of viewers as slender as Don Draper's 1960s neckties, yet the TV drama unquestionably is all the rage
"The Bucket List," director Rob Reiner's latest, suggests dying could be the best thing that ever happens to you -- just so long as you find a lonely billionaire lying in the next bed.
Alex Trebek, the long-time host of the popular television quiz show "Jeopardy," suffered a minor heart attack at his home Monday night.
Hollywood stars fondly remembered Merv Griffin at his funeral Friday, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who credited the creator of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" with jump starting his own acting career.
Move over Mr. Clavin -- there's a new Cliff in the Jeopardy! town and his name is Cliff Galiher, a UCLA sophomore who outlasted 14 other undergraduates to take first place in the 2007 Jeopardy! College Championship. Now that he's had a few weeks to decompress, Galiher sat down with SIOC's Andy Gray to dicuss the experience.
First Wives Club for $400: This first wife of Merv Griffin, who helped create Jeopardy!, now runs an Internet startup.
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The lights are hot, the TV cameras are turned on, but Leslie Frates, a college Spanish teacher from Hayward, Calif., is too excited to be nervous. Standing on a Hollywood soundstage, wearing pancak...
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