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Blockchain

eBay May Use Blockchain to Ward Off Scammers

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Its patent for blockchain-based authorization relies on the tech’s immutability and transparency to track down bad actors.

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Big Tech

Meta Patent Reveals Details of Lighter and Smarter Headsets

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The tech could provide a glimpse at an “all-day usable item” that spatial computing may rely on to scale.

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Technology

PayPal Patent Tracks Stolen Cookies to Keep Log-in Secure

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The filing could add another layer of protection at a lower cost than AI-based cybersecurity measures.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Wants to Track Burnout Through Your Keyboard

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The company’s “personal wellness keyboard” patent may signal an interest from tech firms to embed AI in consumer devices.

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Blockchain

Sony May Use Blockchain to Track Down Deepfakes

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Its latest patent for “fake video detection” could use crypto’s underlying technology to fight misinformation and establish more trust in AI.

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Autos

Tesla Patent Gives its Cars Better Situational Awareness

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Tesla and other self-driving car firms face both regulatory battles and public perception hurdles.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Patent May Lower AI’s Barrier to Entry

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Amazon wants everyone to fight fraud with machine learning with its latest patent for “automated machine learning pipeline generation.”

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Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Patent Tackles Bias in Image AI Tools

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The tech relies on oversampling of images with “minority attributes” to make sure the outputs actually reflect the inputs.

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Big Tech

Google Wants to Use Context to Drop Wakewords

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Without a wakeword, a digital assistant has to monitor its users more closely.

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Technology

Visa Takes Biometrics On-the-Go Without Privacy Issues

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The patent could add another form of frictionless payment to the landscape, and present competitors to Apple Pay and Amazon’s Just Walk Out.

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Media & Entertainment

Roku Patent Could Make Ads Better Without Violating User Privacy

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Roku wants its previews to make you feel the same way the movie does.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia’s Neural Network Patent Adds to AI Software Expansion

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Nvidia may use AI to troubleshoot its games with its patent to analyze and respond to feedback using neural networks.

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Autos

Baidu’s Data Generation Tech May Sharpen its Self-Driving Reflexes

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Baidu’s patent to tune up self-driving cars could help its fleet account for crazy drivers.

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Electric Vehicles

Ford Balances Charging Demand to Get More EVs on the Road

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The lack of charging infrastructure in the US has hurt consumer sentiment towards EVs. Ford may be looking at ways to fix it.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft May Give its AI Chatbots a Personal Touch

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Its patent to speed up interactions between you and your chatbot signals a growing interest in personalized AI.

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Social Media

Google May Bring AI to YouTube Shopping

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The filing adds to its AI-powered ad tech, and fuels growing competition to make social media shoppable.

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Big Tech

Special Report: Meta’s Many Changes

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In the 20 years since Facebook was first formed, Meta has morphed into something far larger than a simple social media platform.

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Technology

Boeing’s AI Inspector Could Offer a Sharper Look at its Planes

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Amid backlash over its safety practices, AI could help Boeing catch what the human eye may miss.

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Big Tech

Apple Cuts Though the Noise with AI Optical Detection Patent

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The filing adds to the company’s pursuit to upgrade its speech detection tech, as well as its growing AI plans.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Peels Back the Layers of its Deep Learning Models

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Models that can explain how they draw their conclusions can help fight hallucination and build user trust.

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