Netflix offered a reward of $1,000,000 to the programmer who could improve their movie recommendation software. This is the story of the guys who won and how they did it: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/may09/8788

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During his May 18 University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stressed that downturns can lead to innovation and playfully compared his generation with his more tech-savvy audience.