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Google Patent Makes Controlling Robots Easier

The tech allows a robot to operate based on both language commands and environmental surroundings.

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Semiconductors

The G7 Wants to Get Involved with Semiconductors and Subsea Cables

The Group of Seven countries are forming a group that will rejigger the semiconductor supply chain and lay out new subsea internet cables.

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Patent Drop

Snap May Be Eyeing an AI Comeback

Snap could use AI to create more engaging experiences and “significantly strengthen Snap’s standing as a legitimate content platform.”

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Artificial Intelligence

Argentina Sets Itself Up as a Mecca for AI Deregulation

In an interview with the Financial Times, an Argentinian presidential advisor said the country wants to welcome AI companies with open arms.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

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Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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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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Artificial Intelligence

Altman-backed Startup is Forging a Nuclear Energy Deal with OpenAI

Nuclear-fusion startups are getting a lot of funding, but their commercial viability doesn’t seem too imminent.

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Patent Drop

Intel Patent Addresses Privacy Pitfalls in Federated AI Models

Intel wants to protect personal data in the Internet-of-Things.

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Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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