WolframAlpha's Stephen Wolfram Talks About New Paid Knowledge Engine (Video)

Kara Swisher — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:05:25 +0000

Last week, when he was making the rounds of reporters and showing off the new paid version of his “computational knowledge engine” called WolframAlpha Pro, Stephen Wolfram, its eponymous creator, had a bit of a chat with me about where search and discovery on the Internet was going.

A techie’s techie, Wolfram introduced the free site several years ago, in an effort to improve how we search and find critical information, using its own deep, structured and curated database.

A kind of Not-Google.

Now, the next step is the Pro, which costs $4.99 a month ($2.99 for students) that offers souped-up data and image tools, among other things.

It’s pretty nifty, being able to spit out all kinds of cool charts and such, as well as upload your own data for crunching.

Here’s Wolfram talking about it all in a video interview:

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For Wolfram, Self-Financing Means Freedom

Russ Garland — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:12 +0000

Stephen Wolfram built Wolfram Research without outside capital. That, he says, has made a huge difference.

“Most of the things I’ve done have been made possible by the fact that I can pretty much do what I want,” he said during a keynote talk at Xconomy’s 6×6 forum Thursday in Boston.

Wolfram launched the software company in 1987. Its main product is Mathematica, a computational system used for everything from analyzing flight safety to managing hedge fund trading. Wolfram has also developed search engine WolframAlpha, which is used by the iPhone’s Siri technology.

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WolframAlpha's Stephen Wolfram Talks About New Paid Knowledge Engine (Video)

For Wolfram, Self-Financing Means Freedom