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Artificial Intelligence

Google’s Liveliness Detectors Aims to Combat Deepfakes

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The company is seeking two patents to detect whether biometrics have been faked, one for fingerprint data and one for voice data.

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Google May Use Drones to Keep Data Centers Healthy

Google’s filing emphasizes the importance of continuity of services among cloud providers.

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Big Tech

Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Plan Gets Hit With Privacy Lawsuit

Mark Zuckerberg’s newest nemesis, Max Schrems, says Meta’s new pay-for-privacy subscription doesn’t comply with EU laws.

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Special Report: Patent Drop’s Gift Guide of the Future

Consumer tech is getting up close and personal this holiday season.

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Special Report: How Big Tech Makes You Buy

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As the holiday season approaches, consumers and tech companies alike have shopping on the brain.

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Patent Drop

Google Wants to Clean Up its Data to Train AI Safely

Avoiding data security slip-ups involving its AI tools is vital in keeping its strong position in the market.

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Technology

The Former ‘Russian Google’ Wants Out of Russia

Yandex, once Russia’s largest tech company, is looking to sell all of its Russian assets, Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Monday.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Bots Struggle to Transition from Novelty to Money-Maker

Sam Altman thinks big and spends big. But when it comes to a product that makes money, the whole AI thing can feel a little Metaverse-y…

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Big Tech

Tech Giants Win Regulatory Case in EU, But Tax Clouds Loom

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Meta, Google, and TikTok successfully argued that individual European countries can’t cook up their own laws for large digital platforms.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Smart Speakers May Add to Global Data Melting Pot

Google wants its smart speakers to learn from their mistakes. The company’s latest patent reveals plans for its devices to take feedback.

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Media & Entertainment

WPP Slashes Profit Outlook After Sluggish Quarter

WPP issued a reduction of its profit outlook for the second time in consecutive quarters on Thursday, citing major headwinds.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Tech Could Let AI Skip Training

Google may have found a shortcut to develop chatbots. The tech could prove lucrative in helping enterprises integrate their own AI.

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Patent Drop

DeepMind Looks at Ways to Make AI Training Less of a Power Drain

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Google’s AI arm wants to save energy when building its models – something needed to keep AI development on track.

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International Economics

Ireland Is Launching a Sovereign Wealth Fund

On Tuesday, Ireland said it wants to leverage its corporate tax revenue from tech giants to create a sovereign wealth fund.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Launches Search Engine for Medical Records

Google’s cloud division says it’s launching a new AI-powered tool designed to rifle through and compile patients’ medical records.

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Technology

So You Want to be an Influencer

Everyone wants a create content on TikTok account, generating millions of dollars, but reality is a harder truth.

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