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State of the Union: Obama Calls Investment in Innovation 'Our Sputnik Moment'
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyPresident Obama outlined an ambitious plan Tuesday to "win the future," urging renewed investment in American technology, infrastructure and education, while simultaneously calling for a more streamlined federal government and a reduction of the deficit. In his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress -- some of whose members crossed the aisle in a symbolic show of bipartisanship -- Obama emphasized a common purpose and a shared future. "We will move forward together, or not at all," he said, "for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics." Early ...
UFOs Help Innovative Thinkers Look to the Future
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsWhere should forward-thinkers look when they seek innovative ideas? Perhaps to someone -- or something -- that's more innovative than they are. From Saturday to Tuesday, more than 100 of the world's leaders in business, politics, education, sports, entertainment, the environment and technology are gathering for a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nothing too weird about that. But among the many discussions of how to break new ground through global innovation, they'll be talking about UFOs. That's right. Unidentified flying objects and the ongoing interest in finding life in outer space are ...
IBM's 'Jeopardy'-Dominating Watson is No HAL 9000, but He May Kick Ken Jennings' Butt
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsIt's a brave new world. IBM has developed a supercomputer that will face off against "titans of trivia" Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a round of man-vs.-machine "Jeopardy." The computer, named Watson, won a practice round on Thursday against the two "Jeopardy" champions, tallying $4,400 over Jennings' and Rutter's $3,400 and $1,200, respectively. And although Watson has sparked some concerns about whether attempts at realizing artificial intelligence are drifting into the dangerous territory predicted in Stanley Kubrick's classic film "2001: A Space Odyssey," IBM's David Ferrucci insists ...
Motorola Xoom Introduced at CES: Is This the iPad Killer?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsHas the iPad met its match? Motorola certainly hopes so. The company introduced its much anticipated Xoom tablet computer Wednesday to an eager audience at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The tablet, which thus far has been very well received, will run on Honeycomb (not the breakfast cereal), Google's latest version of the Android operating system. The Verizon-based computer also features 1280 x 800 resolution on a 10.1-inch monitor, 5 megapixel camera and 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor. For more on the tech specs, click here to visit Engadget. Check out this ...
Opinion: How to Crank Up the Job Creation Engine
By not in system - AOL News(Feb. 9) -- Responding to President Barack Obama's call to make jobs the nation's No. 1 focus, Congress is poised to pass a jobs bill this month. Swift action on jobs is great news for an economy that needs it. But by itself a jobs bill won't resolve a critical longer-term challenge that is hampering the country's ability to create new jobs: a lack of sufficient investment in infrastructure and innovation. That's why, in addition to a specific jobs bill, the government needs to create an economic climate for business to invest, innovate and hire. These are the key findings of new research ...
Seven Questions for 2010 (and Beyond)
By Judy Howard Ellis - Politics DailyI intend to toast the end of this decade with gratitude and a kiss, but a gleam is in my eye for 2010 and beyond. Will we learn from our heroines, heroes, villains and failures? At the start of a new decade, and at the end of a tragic, chaotic and glorious one, life has repositioned us for change. Will we make the most of it?My "wishes" for the years to come are framed as questions laced with hope:1. Will we demand a solid education for every American child? I've talked to kids who attend private and public, suburban and urban schools and have been grieved by gaps in their training. The good ...
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