Stories by: Gary H. Anthes

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    Future watch: Computer to user: You sort it out 21/09/2006 16:45:15

    Researchers in the U.S. and the U.K. are developing computer systems that make deliberately ambiguous interpretations of human environments. What's more, the systems are often flat-out wrong. But the developers are delighted with their progress so far, saying that with computers, sometimes less is more.
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    Internet pioneer looks ahead 06/07/2005 10:51:41

    Leonard Kleinrock is emeritus professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He created the basic principles of packet switching, the foundation of the Internet, while a graduate student at MIT, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1963. The Los Angeles Times in 1999 called him one of the "50 people who most influenced business this century."
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    CPUs rev new engines 29/10/2004 08:00:58

    In 1969, Intel introduced its first microprocessor chip, the 4004. The 4-bit processor chugged along at a mere 104 KHz. In the 35 years since then, processor clock speeds -- and performance -- have doubled about every 18 months.
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    Search engines -- The future 07/04/2004 07:42:30

    Most information junkies would be hard-pressed to name anything that has transformed their professional lives as much as Internet search engines have. The miraculous devices can take your hot topic of the day, scan millions of Web pages and in seconds bring back product announcements, research papers, the names of experts and more -- things that would be difficult or impossible to find otherwise.
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    Intel looks to software 10/02/2003 14:51:34

    Computer hardware giant Intel is also one of the largest software developers in the world, employing more than 6,000 software professionals. In December, the company formed a new position -- that of Intel senior fellow -- at the top of its research hierarchy and appointed four people to the role, including Justin R. Rattner, director of microprocessor research, and Richard Wirt, general manager of software and solutions.
 
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