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XPRIZE Whittles IBM Watson AI Teams To 59

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XPRIZE , the Los Angeles nonprofit which promotes development of new technology to help solve world problems, has whittled down the number of teams competing in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE , focused on using AI to world's greatest challenges.

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Emulex Ties With IBM POWER Group

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Costa Mesa-based Emulex , the developer of high speed networking equipment, said yesterday that it has joined the OpenPOWER foundation, the industry group which supports IBM''s POWER hardware and software stack. The company said it joined the group as a preparation for transition to Gen 5 Fibre Channel and 40GB Ethernet.

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IBM Backs New $5M AI XPRIZE

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IBM and XPRIZE , the Culver City organization which runs major challenges to advance technology and help apply innovation to solving some of the world's biggest challenges, have announced a new IBM Watson AI PRIZE.

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Ampsy Taps Into IBM's Watson For Social Analytics

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Los Angeles-based Ampsy , the social content sharing and aggregation software developer led by Jeremy Gocke, has linked into IBM's Watson technology, saying it is using the machine learning technology as part of a new analytics offering. READ MORE>>.

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Scripps Institute, IBM Look To PCs to Cure Malaria With Jeopardy Winnings

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La Jolla-based biomedical research nonprofit Scripps Research Institute and IBM said this morning that they are looking for the public's help, in volunteering to donate their computer time to help a new effort to cure malaria, funded by IBM Watson's $1M prize from Jeopardy! game show by IBM's Watson computer system.

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How Smart Entrepreneurs Don’t Hesitate To Seek Help

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While starting a new business always involves tackling many new challenges, I’ve personally found myself reluctant to ask for help. Thus, in my consulting with entrepreneurs, I always encourage them to get more comfortable asking for help. Of course, there are good ways and bad ways to ask for help.

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New Effort Taps Crowdsourced PCs To Help Find Ebola Cure

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A new effort by San Diego-based Scripps Research Institute and IBM is seeking to tap into the collective power of crowdsoruced PCs and Android mobile devices, to help find a cure for Ebola. READ MORE>>. ebola research cure computing softlayer crowdsource processing supercomputer disease lifescience'

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