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Snap’s Generative AR Patent May Target Developers, Brands

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But Meta’s AI may have Snap’s beat “just in sheer volume” of data, one expert said.

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Meta Patent Could Make AI Both Personalized and Private

Tech like this could keep Meta’s models from prompt attack data slips — or at least give it some “thought leadership brownie points.”

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Patent Drop

IBM Advertising Patent Could Present Privacy Concerns

IBM may want to use household appliances to track users and time ads.

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Patent Drop

PayPal Behavior Tracking Patent Adds to its Advertising Bid

PayPal’s recent ad tech patent could track user behavior to better target deals.

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Snap Patent Adds to AR Ad Bet as Meta Shuts Down Spark AR Studio

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Snap may want to use AR to help you redeem your next free coffee.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Banking

Chase, PayPal Digital Ad Gambits Bring New Privacy Worries

Unlike making a purchase on Amazon or eBay, financial transaction data gives a more complete profile picture.

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Patent Drop

Oracle’s Metaverse Ad Tracker Builds Profiles on User Behaviors

The patent highlights the potential that artificial reality may have for immersive and native advertising.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Patent Speedruns AI Development

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The company’s access to a vast well of user payments data could go a long way in creating far more powerful models.

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Technology

PayPal Grows a New Ads Business

PayPal is harnessing purchase data to join the ever-growing list of companies with a new offshoot advertising business.

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Consumer

Walmart’s Market Cap Jumps to All-Time High After Stellar Earnings

The retail giant posted $161 billion in quarterly revenue, marking a 6% increase and beating its earlier sales target.

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Media & Entertainment

America’s Shortening Attention Spans are Corporate Gold

The stakes for media and tech companies have never been higher, even if attention spans have never been shorter.

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Media & Entertainment

Roblox Gets into Video Ads

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The gaming industry, like every other sector including banking and rideshare apps, is enmeshing itself even deeper into advertising.

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