IBM Supercomputer Takes on New Role
Watson, the IBM Jeopardy playing supercomputer, is turning its talents to the practice of medicine and one day may be Doctor Watson. Watson has been busy analyzing 1500 cancer cases plus millions of pages of medical records to be able to aid doctors in diagnosing the correct treatments for each patient's case.
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More Java Patches Due Soon Since patching Java SE is such a hoot, Oracle is doing a mid-month encore. It seems in the rush to patch a vulnerability, several needed patches were not included. The good news here is if you skipped the updates on February 1st, everything will be updated at the same time on February 19th. Oracle has come under fire lately over Java, not only regarding vulnerabilities but also the fact that Java updates include third-party software, or as some critics call it, "crapware," such as the Ask.com toolbar. Comments Read More ...
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