IBM Backs Watson With $1 Billion And A New Business Division

Watson IBM Watson, IBM's Ken Jennings-smirk-obliterating robot riddle-solver, is getting $1 billion and some new digs in the hopes that it can be brought to the masses. The company announced that they'll be fueling the supercomputer with the cash, forming a new business division around it, and building office space in New York City's East Village. A new team--eventually, 2,000 people, hundreds of which will work at the new headquarters, according to the company--will work on developing and comme...