"I'm sorry, I can't let you do that," the computer HAL said in the film, Space Odyssey. This week reality imitated art, as computers went head-to-head with humans in a contest to see if they could fool them ...
TOKYO, Nov 20 - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.1 percent on Friday, with Advantest Corp and other tech shares hit after disappointing U.S. data fed concerns about the economic recovery and tech shares fell on...
TOKYO, Oct 28 - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.7 percent as Advantest and other tech shares slipped after weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence data prompted investors to take profits in U.S. equities. But Honda Motor...
* Probing whether big tech co's have no-poaching pacts * U.S. probing Apple, Yahoo, Google, others - source * Microsoft also involved in probe - second source (Adds that Microsoft also involved in probe) WASHINGTON,...
* Probing whether big tech co's have no-poaching pacts * US probing Apple, Yahoo, Google, others - source * Genentech, Google, Yahoo say they are cooperating (Adds comment from Yahoo) WASHINGTON, June 3 - The...
TOKYO, April 9 - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up 0.9 percent on Thursday, with Advantest Corp and other tech shares strong after gains by their U.S. peers on hopes of increased business spending. The...
TOKYO, April 8 - Japan's Nikkei average slipped 2 percent on Wednesday, with Kyocera Corp and other tech firms down after losses among their U.S. peers as worries about earnings gave investors an excuse to...
When the economy gets ugly, nothing talks like cash in the bank. Although banks and car companies may be pretty much screwed right now, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and other big tech companies are rolling in greenbacks ...
TOKYO, Feb 4 - Japan's Nikkei average extended gains to 2.8 percent on Wednesday, buoyed by Hitachi Construction and other China-linked shares on signs that China's economy may start picking up soon. Tech shares rose...
TOKYO, Feb 4 - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 2.2 percent on Wednesday as TDK Corp and other tech shares gained on hopes they may be early winners in an economic recovery though fears that...