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Ford Self-Driving Maintenance Patent Could Automate Oil Changes

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Filings like these indicate that this pivot will likely have a domino effect on all other parts of the automotive industry.

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Google’s Video Moderation Patent Highlights AI’s Role in Tracking ‘Objectionable’ Content

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Using AI in this manner comes with its own set of risks, one expert said.

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Media & Entertainment

Microsoft’s Gaming Dreams Enter Their Price-Hike Era

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Microsoft’s gaming division Xbox announced it’s splitting its hugely popular subscription service Game Pass into two subscription tiers.

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CNN Announces Layoffs, New Digital Subscription Business

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CNN announced layoffs of 100 employees, a reorganization of its newsrooms, and its “first direct-to-consumer subscription product.”

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Vanguard Dethrones BlackRock as America’s ‘Definitive King’ of ETFs

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Behind the TMX Deal to Buy RAFI Indices From Research Affiliates

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Why European, Especially German, Automakers are Going on Defense, Literally

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