A six-game chess match between Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the world champion, and Deep Fritz, a souped-up version of commercially available chess software made by Chessbase, ended today in victory for the computer, which won the final game and clinched the match, 4 games to 2. NYT View full entry
It took this 21-year-old student just 20 minutes to come up with an idea which made him a million dollars in four months. So what did he do next? BBC View full entry
An ancient computer has baffled scientists for a century, but now new imaging high-resolution imaging systems and three-dimensional X-ray tomography are helping researchers understand the inner workings of the The Antikythera Mechanism. NYT View full entry
Capitalism shouldn't run culture, and government should intervene in the market because, as de Gaulle once observed, it "creates injustices, establishes monopolies, [and] favors cheaters." PI l related l book l UCPress View full entry
The General Services Administration has mandated that new buildings designed through its Public Buildings Service use building information modeling in the design stage. GSA's mandate covers the design phase, but advocates of the technology say it has far-ranging potential for use in ongoing... View full entry
Dump in a collection of images and Photosynth analyzes them to place the photos in their correct 3d relationship by recognizing similar elements. Currently works with simple planes in space but shows evidence of recreating full 3d geometries automatically. Still nascent, but the preview is pretty... View full entry
The U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday unveiled its own secretive version of Wikipedia, saying the popular online encyclopedia format known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage. View full entry
MIT prof., Randall Davis demonstrates a software program that utilizes natural and familiar type of design environment. watch it here View full entry
Google has agreed to acquire top video entertainment site YouTube for $US1.65 billion in stock, putting a lofty new value on consumer-generated media sites. DT l Reuters View full entry
Printouts that erase themselves. /. View full entry
Software futurists, web 2.0 cultists and floating café writers rejoice at Google's relaunch of Writely, the web-based competitor to Microsoft Word. View full entry
A microwave drill can bore through materials such as concrete and glass, silently and without creating dust. By heating a target to nearly 2,000 ºC, the microwaves soften it up enough for a small rod to be pushed through... Impact Lab View full entry
Want to find out the value and details of your house... or your friend's house... or the house you're passing by at the moment? Send an email to z@labs.zillow.com from your computer or cell phone and put the address of the property in the message. You'll get an immediate reply with the specs (and... View full entry
Private infrastructure at work: "Building a whole new state-of-the-art network is a laborious and expensive process that Verizon says it must undertake to fend off rivals like Comcast and Vonage, which are moving fast into the phone business. As Verizon replaces more of its old copper network... View full entry
Nanoarchitecture.net reports that the Dimatix Materials Printer enables users to print materials and systems on their own substrates, creating products such as: wearable electronics, flexible displays, batteries, optical lenses, and solar cells. Read View full entry
