Stale beer no more: This app can tell you when it's past its prime
There's a good chance your tastebuds would tell you when you're drinking stale beer, but now science has come to the rescue to spare them that pain.
Stories by Katherine Noyes
Can robots make art? Yes - but don't ask them to write a poem
Robots can paint, but when it comes to writing, they shouldn't quit their day jobs. That's the combined conclusion from results of two contests announced this week.
Who's in your store right now? SAP's new data service can tell you
Marketers can tap virtually limitless volumes of data about customers' online activities, but the offline world isn't nearly as forthcoming. That's where SAP aims to help.
Got privacy? If you use Twitter or a smartphone, maybe not so much
The notion of online privacy has been greatly diminished in recent years, and just this week two new studies confirm what to many minds is already a dismal picture.
Faced with a bunch of obstacles, this robot got creative and surprised its makers
Dealing with obstacles is an inevitable part of life, and it looks like robots may be surprisingly adept at applying creativity to the challenge.
SAP seeks to simplify IT with a beefier new version of Hana
SAP has updated its flagship Hana in-memory computing platform with a raft of new features designed to make IT simpler while giving organizations a better handle on their data.
A new app from SAP helps line managers keep track of their budgets
It's not always easy for line-of-business managers to get a real-time view into budget and spending, but a new mobile app from SAP aims to change all that.
Need e-commerce for your SMB? SAP has a cloud tool for you
Enabling e-commerce capabilities isn't a trivial matter for companies small or large, but SAP has a new tool it thinks will help SMBs in particular.
5 things you need to know about data exhaust
Big data is now a familiar term in most of the business world, and companies large and small are scrambling to take advantage of it. Data exhaust, on the other hand, is less widely known, and in some ways it's an evil twin brother.
Half the Web's traffic comes from bots, and that's costing you more than you think
Roughly half of all Web traffic comes from bots and crawlers, and that's costing companies a boatload of money.
How toy street lamps are shedding new light on quantum computing
If you've ever had a train set, you might remember the tiny street lamps that are often part of the model landscape. Today, the bulbs from those toy lamps are helping to shed light on quantum computing.
Adobe adds data-science muscle to its cloud services
Adobe on Wednesday announced a host of new algorithms in its cloud services designed to help brands uncover new patterns and put them to work.
Is your data safe when it's at rest? MarkLogic 9 aims to make sure it is
The database landscape is much more diverse than it once was, thanks in large part to big data, and on Tuesday, one of today's newer contenders unveiled an upcoming release featuring a major boost in security.
IBM's Watson is going to cybersecurity school
The result will be a cloud service called Watson for Cyber Security that's designed to provide insights into emerging threats as well as recommendations on how to stop them.
How the skills shortage is transforming big data
Even as hard-core "quants" are acquiring ever more sophisticated skills to help meet the demand at one end of the spectrum, traditional business people are getting more savvy about data analysis and presentation.