Stories for February 11th, 2013
Twitter and American Express team up to let you purchase with hashtags
Looking to buy a new Kindle Fire or Xbox product? How about making your purchase through a hashtag? Twitter has teamed up with American Express to allow purchases on the site, raising questions about the company’s future in e-commerce. Read more »
VMware bolsters storage virtualization smarts with Virsto buy
Virsto gives VMware more expertise in storage optimization and virtualization as it ramps up its software-defined data center assault. Read more »
Researchers say AI prescribes better treatment than doctors
photo: Shutterstock / Luis Louro
Two Indiana University researchers have developed a computer model they say can identify significantly better and less-expensive treatments than can doctors acting alone. It’s just the latest evidence that big data will have a profound impact on our health care system. Read more »
