It competes based on its ability to parse a problem across thousands of processors, race through its massive data reserves, evaluate a near-infinite number of options, make the relevant correlations, narrow the possibilities and arrive at what it identifies as the highest-probability correct answer.

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"I think it augurs some serious new - and useful - approaches to sifting through massive amounts of related data, " he said.

BBC: Microsoft increases search share

Developed in 2009 in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control, the tool digs through massive amounts of search data (all anonymous) looking for flu-releated searches around the world and maps out the intensity of outbreaks.

CNN: Tracking the flu with technology and Twitter