Louis Goss explores the potential uses for the much-hyped technology blockchain as a tool to tackle the data management challenges faced by the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries
On 10 February 1996, the supercomputer Deep Blue checkmated world champion chess player Garry Kasparov. The two-hour game became the first instance of a reigning world champion being beaten by a machine.
Having lost the first game, the Russian grandmaster did manage to win out overall, beating IBM’s original Deep Blue computer 4-2 in a match of six games.