At the Gartner Symposium this week in Florida I was surprised by how much of the discussion was dominated by "smart machines" and the impact they may have on businesses, employment, and the economy.

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This March 23, 2012 photo provided by software maker SAP shows one of the company's server rooms in Walldorf, Germany. Among other tasks, SAP allows companies to use cloud computing to track sales and ...

A report from Dell says that partnering with machines will become even more common in the future, even if business leaders are still foggy on the idea. Erin Carson covered internet culture, online ...