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Supercomputer's Win on Jeopardy: Little Comfort to Those.

Dashe & Thomson

The fact that a computer can win a trivia contest that relies on fast reflexes and fast information retrieval doesn’t seem much like news to me. Matt Blum at GeekDad wrote an article this week called Why Watson’s Jeopardy Win is Mostly Meaningless saying: IBM’s supercomputer software Watson’s win on the game show Jeopardy!

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Big IBM/Second Life Announcement this Week!

Kapp Notes

He let everyone know on his blog posting The i-web Singularity Redux that at Virtual Worlds III this week the announcement was made that Second Life has worked out a deal with IBM to move Second Life behind the IBM corporate firewall. IBM announced today that it was changing that.

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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: IBM Opens Business Unit in Second Life

Kapp Notes

Well for one thing, IBM has just announced that it will open an Emerging Business Unit in Second Life. That's right a business unit designed to create value and wealth for the large company focused on, among other things, Second Life. Check out other pictures of the interview.

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Coursera expands AI-powered translations to 17 popular languages

Coursera

All learners can now access 4,000+ courses, 600+ Specializations, and 55+ Professional Certificates from partners like IBM, Meta*, and Microsoft in up to 17 languages, up from seven languages announced for enterprise learners just two months ago. More people can take advantage of this expanded access to grow and transform their skills.”

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IBM/Apple deal set to reshape office device use

Aptara

IBM/Apple deal set to reshape office device use. A new deal struck by leaders of the IT world may have huge repercussions for this landscape. IBM and Apple unite. Per recent announcements, Apple is entering such a phase, backed by industry titan IBM. As such, it could become further ingrained into the enterprise world.

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How to turn micro-certifications into a major revenue stream

Docebo

Many are even dropping formal degrees as a requirement altogether and are trying a new tactic: hiring based on skills and competencies, as opposed to academic qualifications. Big names, like Google, Tesla, IBM, Amazon, Microsoft , and Accenture have all adopted this skills > degrees hiring strategy. Create product ambassadors.

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Surprising Benefits And Pitfalls Of Using Artificial Intelligence In Training Courses

Spark Your Interest

IBM’s answer to this question is “Artificial intelligence, or AI, … enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.” ” IBM expands further on the question by saying that “On its own or combined with other technologies (e.g., What Is Artificial Intelligence?

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