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SAP: We must regain customers' trust
Leadership changes at SAP put technology strategy in the spotlight Read more
By Tim Ferguson on 9 February 2010 09:39 | Post a comment
Artificial intelligence: 55 years of research later - and where is AI now?
The world has come a long way since 1955 but has AI? What are AI researchers and their machine learning systems up to these days? And will there ever be a truly intelligent machine? Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 8 February 2010 15:44 | 2 comments
Artificial intelligence: Can AI crack the conundrum of consciousness?
What is intelligence? Does it need a body to exist? And could we ever really prove a machine is conscious or not? Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 4 February 2010 15:56 | Post a comment
Oracle-Sun deal gets European thumbs up
News in brief: EC says deal not anticompetitive thanks to open source Read more »
By silicon.com staff on 25 January 2010 16:20 | Post a comment
Video: Artificial intelligence: Will machines ever out-think us?
Professors Noel Sharkey and Kevin Warwick discuss what AI is, and what it might become... Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 20 January 2010 16:37 | 1 comment
Where are you? Geolocation adds excitement to e-tail
Sellers can offer more when they know where their customers are Read more »
By Bob Tarzey on 20 January 2010 09:00 | 2 comments
Photos: Google Street View showcases Britain's best landmarks
From the Rovers Return to the home of the Loch Ness monster Read more »
Artificial intelligence: The robots are coming but are we ready for them?
Developments in the field of robotics are accelerating us towards a bio-mechanical future. But if robots are to plug safely into society, we must start thinking about the rules of interaction today Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 18 January 2010 11:31 | Post a comment
Price hike ditched as SAP's Enterprise Support makes a comeback
German software giant does a U-turn after customer opposition Read more »
By Tim Ferguson on 15 January 2010 16:33 | Post a comment
Windows Azure users will have to pay from next month
Developers will have to stump up or lose data Read more »
By Tim Ferguson on 6 January 2010 15:39 | 1 comment
Photos: The six BBC tech projects to watch
The initiatives that could set Auntie's agenda for the next decade... Read more »
By Tim Ferguson on 6 January 2010 09:50 | 3 comments
Photos: Searching with pictures with Google's Goggles
How does Google's image-based search fare in real-world tests? Read more »
By James Martin on 5 January 2010 15:45 | 3 comments
Top Gear and telly in bed: BBC reveals iPlayer favourites
Did you tune in to Gavin and Stacey on your PC or Chris Moyles on your Wii? Read more »
By Steve Ranger on 4 January 2010 15:45 | Post a comment
SpinVox sold to US rival for $102.5m
Nuance takes over voicemail-to-text start-up Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 4 January 2010 14:49 | 2 comments
The top software stories of 2009
Google Chrome OS, Oracle-Sun and Microsoft's slew of launches Read more »
By Tim Ferguson on 30 December 2009 11:16 | Post a comment
Photos: How to spend Christmas in Second Life
Go for a skate or hang out with Father Christmas... Read more »
By Tim Ferguson on 24 December 2009 09:33 | Post a comment
Bill Gates on cows, Steve Jobs on Google, Douglas Coupland on the future of humans
Quotes of the year part two: The words that defined the tech world in 2009 Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 24 December 2009 09:13 | Post a comment
Ballmer on Google, Bartz on Yahoo! and Berners-Lee on web snooping
Quotes of the year part one: The words that defined the tech world in 2009 Read more »
By Natasha Lomas on 23 December 2009 09:15 | Post a comment
Minority Report: Looking back at 12 months of Apple
An absent leader, an absent product, iPhone highs and legal woes Read more »
By Seb Janacek on 22 December 2009 16:19 | Post a comment
Popular Software stories
- 1 Artificial intelligence: Can AI crack the conundrum of consciousness?
- 2 Artificial intelligence: The robots are coming but are we ready for them?
- 3 Artificial intelligence: 55 years of research later - and where is AI now?
- 4 Photos: Google Street View showcases Britain's best landmarks
- 5 Will Apple's iPad tablet prove a bitter pill?
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