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• Computers compete as clever conversationalists
READING, England - Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. Typing away at split-screen terminals Sunday, a dozen volunteers carried ...
• Apple laptops get glass trackpads, Nvidia chip
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of Mac laptop computers, including a $999 model, that feature glass trackpads and LED-backlit displays.   ...
• Computer likely caused Qantas in-flight plunge
... an initial investigation indicated the cause was a computer unit that detects through sensors the angle of the plane against the airstream. He said one of the plane's three such units malfunctioned and sent the wrong data to the main flight computers
• Art exhibit takes interactivity to new level
Museums have only recently featured exhibits solely on interactive art, instead of just including pieces as parts of other shows, he said; it’s being increasingly accepted with a generation that grew up with computers and computer games. What could ...
• U.K. House of Lords rejects detention plan
Blair and his successor, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, have maintained that extra time is needed to build cases against terrorism suspects because of their extensive contacts overseas and their use of multiple computers. Andy Hayman, a former police ...