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Theyve been part of the every space effort since want beginning, and we saw the first network computers with ibms 360 system and the technology behind magnetic strips on your credit cards. the 70s and 80s were all about personal computer. in 1981 three ibm scientists developed the the process that became the foundation for lasix eye surgery. we saw the birth of ebusiness and the push to dominate business computing. that brings us to this century. ibms most recent claim to fame is the watson supe...

As technology weve seen in the u.s. and beyond. lets start with the watson super computer. you make it accessible to the masses. are row boats going to replace humans? >> computers help humans. they dont replace them. when you step on the brakes in your car, if youre on ice, the fact that the anti-lock brake system cuts in, thats a computer saving you. its the same thing with watson. watson has the ability if you show up with your doctors office and your child as a disease that has bizarre sympt...

37 minutes past the hour. he is one of the biggest celebrities in the world right now, and he has no egounless they actually put an ego into him as part of a computer program. were talking about watson. ibm super computer who defeated his opponents on "jeopardy" wednesday night. >> now we come to watson. were looking for bram stoker and we find, who is bram stoker? and the wager. hello, $17,973, and a two-day total of $77,147. >> certainly a unique experience to watch watson whip ken jennings. b...

Through. also, the ibms watson. you remember, he was crowned the "jeopardy" king. whats next for the super computer? would you trust watson to diagnose whats wrong with you instead of a doctor? well, super computers and artificial intelligence could be something new for our health care field. 49 minutes past the hour. playin) - ( clinks ) - ( whispers ) were breaking out. lets go. hmm? ill get the dodo. - ( all yelling ) - scandalous. - ( alarm blaring ) - warden, two boys going for a stroll. ...

>> you hit translate and it will do it. >> thats right. >> it says turn left. there you go. will it do any language? >> it wont do every language right now but it recognizes anything with a latin script right now. were working on lots more. its connected to google translates, which is a different service that will do any language if you speak or type your voice input or your text input. we find that to be really useful for people especially when they are on the go. sometimes you want to take a p...

The name of watson. this is an ibm super computer. but day two of a three-day competition. watson, the computer, is now way ahead of his human challengers. watson the computer now has more than $35,000. number two, the guy has $10,000, the other guy has $4,800. hes whipping them. the computer in the final "jeopardy" question got that question wrong. the category was u.s. cities. the question was about particular airports and the computer guessed toronto. in the category of u.s. cities. some flaw...

>> no, youre not. >> big battle last night. man versus computer. you is have watson, ibms super computer took on two "jeopardy" champions. here is a clip from that. >> any time you feel the pain, hey, this guy refrain, dont kaerp the world upon your shoulders. watson? >> who is jude. >> yes. >> olympic oddities for 200. >> cavic almost upset this mans perfect 2008 olympics losing to him by one hundredth of a second. >> are you ready for your question? >> good. im glad it wasnt that one! >> are w...

Is a volunteer firefighter and he tried to put out the flames himself but it was too much and the house ended up being destroyed. well, some chipotle mexican grill employees are the subject of an immigration investigation. the company says workers at 60 eateries in the washington, d.c. area are being investigated for not having proper employment paperwork. many workers who cant produce the right papers will likely be dismissed. chipotle fired hundreds of workers in minnesota last year in a sim...

Knowledge, has not spoken with the prime minister. >> second, the presidential address to the union the other day, it came as a surprise all around the globe that the president said china is not ahead of super computer, u.s. is the leader. what people are asking now is china has provided u.s. security and leading in computers and all that. >> lets be clear. i think lets be clear. we as the president said in his speech need to take -- we need to take important steps to win the future. we need to ...

Innovate in this country but make things in other countries, that we dont want those jobs. i think the sad truth of it is and we had about a 0 ye20 year experiment is when the innovation goes the production follows. we lost 5 million jobs. 50,000 factories over the last decade. consider this as well. china now has the worlds fastest super computer. we dont. china will file more patents this coming year than either japan or the united states. china may overtake the united states this year in term...