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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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PayPal “Fairness-Aware” Model Patent Highlights Bias Issues in Financial AI

The filing highlights the importance of eliminating bias in AI-powered financial platforms.

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Google’s AR Mapping Patent Could Unlock Low-Power Smart Glasses

While the company has been touting its AI work over the past year, it may have artificial reality plans in store.

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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

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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Intel Patent Addresses Privacy Pitfalls in Federated AI Models

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

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Mastercard Patent Speedruns AI Development

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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Big Tech

Microsoft Is Going for a Gaming Hail Mary

The company is putting a huge game on its subscription service but may be leaving a staggering amount of revenue on the table.

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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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CIO Upside

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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