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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

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Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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Patent Drop

Oracle’s Patent Could Break AI’s Black Box

The data services company wants to patent a way for neural networks to explain themselves. The tech signals a vital need for AI adoption.

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Patent Drop

EBay May Make Deliveries Via Drone and Bus

eBay wants to use drones for deliveries, but without wasting their batteries.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Wants to Keep the Cloud Healthy

Cloud services make Amazon tons of its revenue. Keeping those networks spic and span is a high priority, according to its new patent.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

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You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Technology

Nobody Wants to Invest in Small Tech

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Industries

Aston Martin Strikes Battery Deal with EV Startup Lucid

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Industries

Palmer Luckey Continues His M&A Offensive

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Technology

Snap Uses AI Chatbot Data for Advertising, Of Course

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Technology

EU Moves To Break Up Google’s Ad Tech Business

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Technology

Reddit Faces Massive Wave of User Protests

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Ding Dong, Elizabeth Holmes Just Went to Prison

Last night was the first night the fraudster CEO spent in jail. Just a few thousand more days to go.

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Finance

Tiger Global Wants to Sell Portions of its Empire

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Technology

Uber Launches Flight-Booking Product in the UK

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Technology

LinkedIn is the Latest Setback for Western Companies in China

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Markets

After a Dismal 2022, Tech is Having a Major Moment

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