The latest step is designed to combine IBM’s powerful Watson AI system with Apple’s Core ML framework to create the smartest mobile apps yet developed.

In true corporate form, IBM decided that Watson’s face should look like its own Smarter Planet logo. Davis took the globe motif and added a swarm of particles — a single “leader” chased by ...

IBM is unveiling their new Watson for Business on Thursday, a $1 billion project devoted to bringing big data to every educational institution, pharmaceutical firm, and publishing house in America ...

Watson achieved fame in 2011 when it beat two of the world's top Jeopardy! players. Since then, IBM has put its talents to use in a number of commercial applications.

IBM’s Watson was a great fit for Jeopardy!. The machine, which took home the show’s $1 million prize in 2011, had the supreme intellect we’ve come to expect from Jeopardy! contestants ...