Dial M for Money; Teaching Computers to Feel Regret

View newsletter in a browser window. Dial M for Money Dennis Barker recently wrote about a mobile payment system in Kenya that is having an incredible impact on the quality of life for those using the technology. The M-Pesa service is bringing money transfer and mobile payment capabilities to regions where bank accounts and Internet access are rare. Also, we invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Wednesday, April 27, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Storage and the Cloud: The Smart Transition," will provide you with vital information about current trends and technologies that will help you embark on a successful storage cloud and virtualization strategy. Click here to register. READ MORE >> Teaching Computers to Feel Regret Researchers from Google and several Israeli universities have teamed together to help computers learn to minimize the difference between the desired outcome and the actual outcome of a task. READ MORE >> Group Seeks to Knock Out Rare Diseases An international consortium plans to collaborate on research to cure rare diseases by 2020. The group will focus on mapping out research strategies to identify diagnostic biomarkers. Later it will design clinical trials and coordinate genome sequencing in these rare diseases. READ MORE >> Smarter Silicon Retina Aims to 'SeeBetter' The European Union is aiming to revolutionize artificial vision for both man and machine with an imager that mimics the real-time spatial and temporal processing of biological retinas. READ MORE >> Network Management Strategies in a Mobile World Managing today's enterprise network is not just about laptops, desktops, servers, and storage. Companies must incorporate and support a variety of mobile devices. Mobile users demand rich information on their devices, and that increases the need for fast, secure connections to storage and backup. Today's organization must have a complete understanding of their network traffic--from handhelds to virtualized resources--in order to manage these growing demands effectively and efficiently. WATCH NOW >> iPad for IT: 4 Exciting Updates READ MORE >> Navy to Build a Fleet of Robots with 3D Printers READ MORE >> New Requirements for Application Security Resulting from the Increased Use of Cloud Computing (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy