Not so long ago, back in 2011, IBM’s artificial intelligence technology (later packaged and sold as Watson) triumphed in the game of Jeopardy. Watson played against the two most successful contestants ...

Most likely, you’re familiar with Watson from the IBM computer system’s appearance on Jeopardy! in 2011, when it beat former champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rudder. Watson’s time on Jeopardy! was fun ...

With Watson 1.0, IBM Corp. deviated from the Silicon Valley mantra — fail fast — as it took nearly a decade for the company to pivot off of its original vision. In our view, a different dynamic is in ...

IBM on Thursday appointed a general manager for its Watson Health unit, revealed two new products, established a global headquarters for its supercomputer, and announced several partnerships. Former ...

IBM Watson has taken a giant step deeper into the healthcare industry with the formation of a new business unit called Watson Health and a new cloud offering called the Watson Health Cloud. The move ...

In early 2011, Ken Jennings looked like humanity’s last hope. Watson, an artificial intelligence created by the tech giant IBM, had picked off lesser Jeopardy players before the show’s all-time champ ...

When The Wall Street Journal reported this past week that IBM is considering a sale of its Watson Health arm, the news was not entirely a surprise. But there have also been some high-profile setbacks ...

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International Business Machines Corp. agreed to sell part of its IBM Watson Health business to private equity firm Francisco Partners, scaling back the technology company’s once-lofty ambitions in ...

‘The simplification of Watson Studio, Watson ML and AutoAI into a single tool makes it easier to understand and explain the capabilities,’ says Mark Wyllie, CEO of Flagship Solutions Group, a Boca ...

IBM is basking in the glow of the victory of its Watson supercomputer over the Jeopardy TV show’s best human players. But watching the supercomputer answer questions during the three nights of the ...

IBM could be looking to sell the Watson Health division for a mere $1 billion, according to an Axios report. The question is why is IBM running away from the healthcare vertical just as it seems to be ...