An invention that could change the internet for ever Source : http://digg.com/d1qApE The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled this month with the launch of software that will understand questions and give specific, tailored answers in a way that the web has never managed before. The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet's Holy Grail – a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does. Although the system is still new, it has already produced massive interest and excitement among technology pundits and internet watchers. Computer experts believe the new search engine will be an evolutionary leap in the development of the internet. Nova Spivack, an internet and computer expert, said that Wolfram Alpha could prove just as important as Google. "It is really impressive
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Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5254882/Worlds-tallest-man-shuns-Guiness-Book-of-Records.html Zhao Liang needs two beds to rest his 8ft, 1in frame, one of life's inconveniences for the Chinese giant who could become officially known as the world's tallest man. The 27-year-old is four inches taller than the current holder of the title, another Chinese man, but the media-war Zhao has not yet decided whether he wants the Guiness Book of Records to officially ratify him. Lying on a makeshift iron bed in a hospital in the northern city of Tianjin after an operation on his foot, Zhao seems almost bored with his sudden rise to fame. Related Articles Is 8ft Zhao Liang the world's tallest man? The tallest teenagers in the world Indian comedy star Ajay Kumar is world's smallest actor Omou Sangare, Barbican Is there any such thing as a wonder drug for weight loss? The hospital was forced to put together two