The nation’s second-biggest bookstore chain has filed for bankruptcy protection and will close a third of its locations. Borders owes tens of millions of dollars to book publishers. The chain pioneered a superstore concept that put many local bookstores out of business, but unlike rivals Amazon.Com and Barnes and Noble, Borders was slow to embrace the web and e-book sales. Source Link
In the battle of man versus machine on America’s top TV quiz show, the machine has triumphed. In a two-game tournament, an IBM super computer named Watson defeated the two best players in the history of “Jeopardy.” Watson has the power of over 1,000 desktop computers and used its massive memory to analyze clues to determine the most probable correct answer. Source Link
America has gone to the dogs with an upset win in the “best in show” competition at the nation’s most prestigious dog show. A Scottish deerhound named “Hickory” was the first of its breed selected for the honor at the Westminster Dog Show in New York. The five-year old was tops in an international array of finalists including a Pekingese, a Portuguese water dog, and a Chinese shar-pei. Source Link
In the battle of man versus machine on America’s top TV quiz show, the machine has triumphed. In a two-game tournament, an IBM super computer named Watson defeated the two best players in the history of “Jeopardy.” Watson has the power of over 1,000 desktop computers and used its massive memory to analyze clues to determine the most probable correct answer. Source Link
America has gone to the dogs with an upset win in the “best in show” competition at the nation’s most prestigious dog show. A Scottish deerhound named “Hickory” was the first of its breed selected for the honor at the Westminster Dog Show in New York. The five-year old was tops in an international array of finalists including a Pekingese, a Portuguese water dog, and a Chinese shar-pei. Source Link
