Crash Course
AI Playing Games
As we mentioned last episode, one of the best test spaces for building new AI systems are games. This is because games provide a great framework for an AI to learn an objective and slowly improve. In recent years, AI has made huge...
TED Talks
TED: Watson, Jeopardy and me, the obsolete know-it-all | Ken Jennings
Trivia whiz Ken Jennings has made a career as a keeper of facts; he holds the longest winning streak in history on the US quiz show Jeopardy. But in 2011, he played a challenge match against IBM's supercomputer Watson -- and lost. With...
Hip Hughes History
The UnWritten Constitution Explained: US History Review
What is the UnWritten Constitution? Find out in a fast, fun and focused way. Perfect for test crammers, life ling learners and the cray cray on the internets.
Curated Video
Protests continue on college campuses as students return for the semester
Protests picked up as new students arrived on campus a week ago, and Monday afternoon protestors marched uptown in New York City, some waving Hamas flags, setting off flares and smoke bombs. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
McCarthy on Debt Plan: Democrats Now Need to Do Their Job
Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters after his debt limit bill passed the House. The vote, coming after days of arm twisting, puts pressure on President Joe Biden to open talks with Republicans over the debt limit as a payment...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : FILE PHOTOS: Iconic quiz-show host Alex Trebek dies at 80
Alex Trebek, whose decades as host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" made him one of the most popular fixtures on American television, died on Sunday at age 80 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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2006 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Alex Trebek on 'Jeopardy' winning 25 Emmys over the years, on awards for hosting vs awards for the show, on changes in the show, on ways in which 'Jeopardy' has become part of American culture at the 2006 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy...
Bloomberg
WayBlazer: Travel App Inspired by Supercomputer Watson
Oct. 9 -- Kayak Founding Chairman Terry Jones explains how the new WayBlazer travel app tailors information to offer unique travel experiences to individual users. He speaks with Matt Miller on In The Loop.
The Recount
Top 5 Clips of August 31st
Louisiana’s hurricane fallout: The governor warns residents not to return. Florida’s illegal fines: The education department withholds the salaries of school board members. Canada’s big investment: The prime minister allocates nearly...
Curated Video
Alex Trebek Memoir Touches On Life, Career And Cancer Diagnosis
The famed host is looking back on his life and career in a new memoir, "The Answer Is ... Reflections on My Life".
Bloomberg
What British and Irish Businesses Need in a Brexit Deal
Oct.09 -- John Cronin, chairman at British and Irish Chamber of Commerce, discusses what businesses fear from a no-deal Brexit and the need for customs and regulatory alignment for Irish businesses. He speaks with Bloomberg's Anna...
Curated Video
LeVar Burton On Getting The Call To Host The Scripps Spelling Bee
The newest Scripps National Spelling Bee host sat down with Newsy to discuss his bee duties, his career and hosting Jeopardy!
Bloomberg
Elon Musk to Speak at Sun Valley Retreat
Elon Musk arrived Thursday evening at Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley Conference, joining the technology and media elite at the mountain retreat. He'll speak to them on Saturday. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow reports.
Bloomberg
Risk of a Return to Volatility in 2017
Jan.10 -- Charles Schwab Chief Global Strategist Jeffrey Kleintop discusses volatility, the market rally and the strength of the U.S. dollar. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.â€
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CLEAN: US guest worker program, a model for reform?
CLEAN: US guest worker program, a model for reform?
Bloomberg
Stoltenberg Welcomes European Defense Efforts `Within NATO Framework'
Nov.12 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he welcomes stronger European efforts on defense as long as they're "within the NATO framework." He also discusses the need for Russia to comply with the Intermediate-range Nuclear...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Three generations, one roof: US trend amplified in pandemic
After separating from her husband in 2007, Katie Marcoux and her two young daughters moved in with her parents for financial reasons (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Newsy's Latest Headlines
Hurricane Dorian forecast to hit Florida as a category 4, WSJ: FTC investigating Juul, Alex Trebek returns to Jeopardy with chemo treatments complete
Curated Video
IBM unveils Jeopardy! computer whizz
AP Television
Yorktown Heights, New York - 13 January 2010
1. Wide of Jeopardy practice round with Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and IBM's Watson super-computer
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ken Jennings, Jeopardy Champion:
"Usually when I play...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Guinean former fashion model digs into west African mining
Leaving behind chic gowns and catwalks to stomp in the mud in heavy work boots Guinean former fashion model Tiguidanke Camara has made herself west Africa's first woman mine owner
Bloomberg
Trump's Tariffs Are Nothing More Than a Sales Tax, Former Ex-Im Bank Chair Says
Jun.13 -- Fred Hochberg, former Export-Import Bank chairman, comments on the trade tensions between China and the U.S. He speaks with Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
Bloomberg
Why Did Fitch Downgrade Hong Kong for First Time Since 1995?
Sep.08 -- Andrew Fennell, director and lead analyst for Hong Kong and China at Fitch Ratings, explains why the agency has downgraded the city as an issuer of long-term, foreign currency debt for the first time since 1995. He speaks with...
Curated Video
Chinese communications giant Huawei launch a new smartphone chipset
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Bloomberg
Klobuchar Says She Made 'Error' in Forgetting Mexican President's Name
Feb.19 -- Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar says she made an honest mistake in forgetting the name of the president of Mexico in an interview last week. Senator Elizabeth Warren then came to her defense. They speak at the...