Netflix in 2006 held an open competition to find the collaborative filtering algorithm that would best predict whether or not a user would like a particular film or TV show based on previous ratings. The grand prize of $1 million was awarded to a tea... [Full Article]
(Ask.com) - Internet search engine Ask.com is planning to go beyond algorithms and ask real human beings to help answer questions. In a blog post, Ask, previously known as Ask Jeeves, said questions submitted to the search engine can be routed to oth... [Full Article]