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Microsoft Patents Signal Demand for Explainable AI

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Because these models often operate in a so-called “black box,” many users have little to no understanding of them.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Off the Clock

Microsoft wants to keep your boss from bugging you after hours.

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Microsoft’s AI Ad Play

Microsoft is using AI to stretch advertising budgets.

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Baidu Flaps Its Lips

Baidu wants to surpass the uncanny valley in AI-generated videos.

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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

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Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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Patent Drop

Google Investigates the Cloud

Google wants to track down what really causes a rainy day in the cloud.

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Semiconductors

A Surge in Chip Stocks Puts NVIDIA Near $1 Trillion Market Cap

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Big Tech’s Super Vision

Baidu and Microsoft want to use computer vision for security checks.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Deliver AI-Powered Earnings Growth

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Quarterly earnings at tech giants Meta and Microsoft surged, indicating that multi-billion dollar AI investments are starting to pay off.

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Patent Drop

EA’s Quest for Gaming Accessibility

Electronic Arts wants to make sure that it’s releases are accessible for all.

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Microsoft Checks You Out

Microsoft wants to make sure you’re actually at your desk.

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Intel’s Bleeding Edge

Why Intel is seemingly all in on edge computing.

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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