IBM ties up with Japanese business and academia in quantum computing
The "Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium" will be based at the University of Tokyo and include Toyota, financial institutions and chemical manufacturers.
IBM the latest tech giant to cut jobs in midst of virus pandemic
The cuts affected employees in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, California, Missouri and New York, where IBM is based, according to sources.
As world's wildfires worsen, firefighters go high-tech to stay healthy
As flames and smoke from burning bushes billowed toward them, Catalan firefighters calmly controlled the progress of a planned fire on a forested hillside — an exercise aimed at reducing the danger of blazes breaking out later in the summer heat. Prescribed forest burns like ...
Firms including IBM Japan to develop AI 'guide suitcase' for the blind
A consortium of five companies including IBM Japan Ltd. said Thursday that they will develop a navigation suitcase equipped with artificial intelligence to help guide people with visual impairments. The suitcase will be mounted with cameras and sensors and will be capable of moving on ...
AI surveillance proliferating, with China exporting tech to over 60 countries, report says
Chinese companies have exported artificial intelligence surveillance technology to more than 60 countries including Iran, Myanmar, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and others with dismal human rights records, according to a report by a U.S. think tank. With the technology involving facial recognition systems that the Communist Party ...
Nonprofit and IBM to sell 25-cent AI devices for analyzing soil
A piece of paper no bigger than a business card could enrich struggling coffee farmers and their soil, a growing challenge as temperatures rise and prices fluctuate. Enveritas, a U.S. nonprofit, signed an agreement with International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday to pilot the AgroPad, ...
Blind Japanese inventor harnessing technology to improve lives of visually impaired
Dr. Chieko Asakawa's life motto: Make the impossible possible — by never giving up. Blind since the age of 14, Asakawa has dedicated the past three decades to researching and developing new technologies to help transform the lives of the visually impaired. Asakawa's inventions have impacted ...
IBM sued for age discrimination after firing over 20,000 staff over 40 in six years
A class-action lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them. "Over the last several years, IBM has been in the process of systematically laying off ...
New kind of artificial intelligence program takes computer hacking to another level
The nightmare scenario for computer security — artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the best defenses — may already have arrived. That warning from security researchers is driven home by a team from IBM Corp. who have used the artificial intelligence ...
IBM selects Keio to host first quantum computing hub in Asia
Keio University opened a research hub Thursday that can access IBM Corp.'s cutting-edge quantum computer system through the internet, with the aim of studying the possibilities of harnessing quantum computing. "Research in software development for quantum computers has barely taken place; there was no real ...
IBM breaks patent record with 25th straight year in top spot
IBM Corp. was once again awarded the highest number of U.S. patents in 2017, as the company pushes into blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies. IBM received 9,043 patents in 2017, breaking the record it set in 2016, the company said Tuesday. A lot of the ...
IBM Japan loses lawsuit over faulty dismissal
The Tokyo District Court nullifies the dismissals of five IBM Japan employees and orders the company to pay their lost salaries following another "abuse of power."
