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NEWS ABOUT: Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings stories: 2 news summaries

Nerds Bet Machine Can Beat Man on Jeopardy

IBM says the digital-human match could be the next big step for artificial intelligence

Apr 27, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hal, meet Watson. IBM announced it will unleash a new supercomputer program, named after founder Thomas J. Watson, which they say could beat human competitors on Jeopardy, the New York Times reports. More advanced than the software that beat chess champion Gary Kasparov in 1997, Watson will weigh nearly infinite... More »

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artificial intelligence • IBM • Ken Jennings • Jeopardy

Best Celebrity Websites

Stars who deliver on the net, from the editors at PC Magazine

Jun 30, 07 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The editors at PC magazine gave high marks to sites they found imaginative (Jeff Bridges), surprising (Pat Sajack), or loaded with great content (Beck). And they dismissed money-hungry sites with a lot of gated content. Here, their faves:
  1. Jeff Bridges (www.jeffbridges.com)
  2. Tyra Banks (www.tyrabanks.com)
  3. Ken
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entertainment • Maria Sharapova • list • Jeff Bridges • Tyra Banks • Pat Sajak • Tony Hawk • Diane Cook • Bon Jovi • Ken Jennings • Beck • Daughtry • website

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