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The system, which the company says is 1,000 times faster than its current version, D-Wave 2X, utilizes a process known as quantum annealing.

The initiative, announced Sunday, will use artificial intelligence tools to automate tasks, predict customer behavior and enhance sales.

“Amazon’s lead is over. Amazon’s going to have serious competition going forward,” Larry Ellison, Oracle’s executive chairman and chief technology officer, said Sunday.

The structure, which consists of a small square of germanium antimony telluride held between two electrodes, is capable of mimicking the behavior of biological neurons.

Researchers say that the monochrome painting — a dime’s width across — is a proof-of-concept that the extremely precise technique can be used to build nanoscale chip-based devices.

Google is testing the “New Hope” post-quantum algorithm on Chrome to prevent hacking by quantum computers that can easily crack current secure digital connections.

It turns out playing games can be educational, especially when you have IBM Watson in your corner.

Facebook’s deep-learning techniques are good at facial recognition, but need help with unlabeled data.

The digital technology sector occupies a central role in the economy — accounting for 6 percent of total U.S. gross domestic product, new data confirm. But its impact on employment is less certain.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged a software developer, purportedly a former IBM employee, “with economic espionage and theft of trade secrets” Tuesday.

This year's gay pride celebration in Tel Aviv lauds “Women in the Community” who are making their presence felt in the male-dominated tech industry.

A number of lucrative endorsements have contributed to Williams' high yearly income.

Victoria Espinel, CEO of a top industry group and a former White House trade negotiator, tells IBT why strong encryption is essential.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in the iPhone maker worth about $1 billion.

The legendary billionaire investor has traditionally shunned investments in the technology sector.

IBM is opening up quantum computing to everyone as it hopes to accelerate development of this cutting-edge technology.

The famed investor has faced questions over Berkshire Hathaway’s $11 billion stake in IBM, providing a challenge for the billionaire’s investing ethos.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire held an 8.59 percent stake in IBM as of the end of last year and he has caught some flak for it.

Over the past five years, the 105-year-old company has given far more cash back to investors than it has made in profits.

Having carved a niche in the console industry, the semiconductor maker produces semicustom processors for Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One.

The chipmaker is feeling the pinch as customers move to tablets. But other big tech companies have been more successful in managing the transition.

Revenue fell 4.6 percent to $18.68 billion in the first quarter, but beat analysts’ average estimate of $18.29 billion.

The chipmaker has published details of its Sawtooth Lake project, a version of the technology that underpins the digital currency.

IBM is investigating how combining its artificial intelligence and Internet of Things units with blockchain technology could boost security.

Many consumers see AI as science fiction, but companies see business opportunities -- such as AlphaGo, a program developed by a unit of Google.

The program took an unassailable lead in the five-game Go series against its human competitor, marking a watershed moment in machine learning.

After beating the world’s No. 1 Go player in two games this week, Google’s artificial intelligence division DeepMind’s next challenge could be StarCraft.

The U.S. Commerce Department investigated ZTE over contracts to ship hardware and software worth millions of dollars from some of America’s biggest tech firms to Iran’s largest telecom carrier.

The devices based on the voice-controlled Echo speaker let users do everything from ordering a pizza to listening to music and changing the temperatures of their homes.