The American technology company IBM says that it has designed a new, very powerful quantum computer processor. The company’s leaders made the announcement Monday. They said the processor, or chip, will lead to quantum systems performing better than traditional computer systems at some tasks within the next two years. Quantum computers use quantum physics to perform difficult computing tasks. IBM said that its Eagle computing chip has 127 qubits. A qubit is a basic measure of quantum information. Traditional computers work using bits of information that represent either 1 or 0. But…
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MIT, IBM set up a joint research lab for Artificial Intelligence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and IBM on Thursday announced a new joint collaboration for research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The new MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will support joint research by IBM and MIT scientists. IBM is planning to spend $240 million over the next decade to create the artificial intelligence research lab at MIT. Its mission will include advancing the hardware, software and algorithms used for artificial intelligence. It also will tackle some of the economic and ethical implications of intelligent machines and look at its…
Read MoreIBM launches Linux-only mainframe system LinuxONE
NEW DELHI: International Business Machines has launched Linux-only mainframe servers called LinuxONE. The severs include LinuxONE Emperor for large enterprises and Rockhopper for mid-size businesses. IBM claimed LinuxONE Emperor can scale up to 8,000 virtual machines or thousands of containers, which would be the most for any single Linux system. The Linux One Empire system will be based on IBM’s z13 mainframe computer, which had been designed for high-volume mobile transactions. LinuxOne system will work with open software such as Apache Spark, Maria, Posture and Chef, according to the company.…
Read MoreFacebook, IBM Team Up on Analytics to Help Serve ‘Better Ads’
IBM and Facebook announced Wednesday they would collaborate with marketers to develop better online advertising targeted to specific customers. The companies said in a statement they would work together on data analytics for “tailored marketing capabilities that reach the right people at the right time.” The statement said IBM will use “deep analytics,” on top of Facebook’s anonymized and aggregate audience data, to give marketers a clearer picture of their target audiences. For example, a retailer can use Facebook data to find people interested in running in order to…
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