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That Human Vs. Machine Practice Round of "Jeopardy" Didn't End the Way You Heard It Did

in Enterprise on February 14, 2011 at 1:37 pm PT

IBM’s Watson supercomputer didn’t win that much publicized practice game after all. A human did. This according to a draft of the final chapter of a forthcoming book on the matchup.

"Final Jeopardy" Question: Would You Buy an E-Book Without an Ending?

in Media on January 27, 2011 at 4:24 am PT

Stephen Baker has a great tale to tell you. But if you buy his new e-book–about an IBM computer facing off against “Jeopardy”’s smartest players–you won’t get the whole story. Yet.

B&N Aims E-Books at Kids

in News on October 25, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Barnes & Noble Inc., intent on winning over a new generation of readers, including some who haven’t yet learned to tie their shoes, is launching a digital collection of more than 12,000 books under the name Nook Kids.

The Missing Final Chapter of Auletta's Google Book: 25 Media Maxims

in News on November 16, 2009 at 12:01 am PT

Last week, New Yorker writer Ken Auletta launched his new book on the search giant: “Googled: The End of the World as We Know It.” But one final chapter was actually cut from the book, which Auletta posted this past weekend on his Web site. It’s made up of 25 media maxims by Auletta.
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