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    IBM is installing a Watson AI lab at MIT

    by 
    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    09.07.2017

    Both MIT and IBM are leaders in the field of Artificial Intelligence and now they're teaming up. IBM announced on Thursday that it had reached a 10-year research partnership agreement with the university worth nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. That investment will see more than 100 researchers from both organizations collaborating to advance four key focus areas within the AI field.

  • What kind of home theater would you build for $18k?

    by 
    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    09.17.2005

    Writer Mike Miller has been answering that question himself over the last month, and recently added the last of his three part journal entries on selecting the equipment, setting up the display and audio components, and finally setting up his source equipment and accessories.  While your budget may or may not be on his level yet, it's a good read to see the thought process involved.  For my dollars, I'd probably want a 1080p capable display, but since I have an HDTV and our friend Mike is upgrading his system from a standard CRT, I certainly can't knock his selection.  After you check out the steps in his conversion from his old analog system to a fully digital lifestyle including a Media Center PC, leave a comment and let us know what you would do with that type of budget.