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Man versus machine: Ken Jennings plays against the IBM WATSON computer system. Photo: IBM Research Zurich

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US: Would you trust a game-show winner to diagnose and treat your medical condition? You might, if that winner was Watson, IBM's supercomputer.

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JOB TITLES: Are you happy with your job title? Would you feel more motivated if it were changed? Office workers in Britain say they would. In fact, many of them would rather have a better title than a pay rise.

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GLOBAL: Bar codes are so common that, today, it’s hard to believe there was ever a time before they existed. The 35-year-old invention was first used on 26 June 1974 to read the price on a package of chewing gum.

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