Artificial Intelligence

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DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise

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Small and energy-efficient models have garnered growing attention in recent months.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s AI Watermarking Patent Signals Big Tech’s Responsible AI Push

A patent from Intel to verify AI-generated content signals that tech firms may be paying attention to the consequences of their models.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Downloaded a ‘Human Lifetime’ Amount of Video Daily to Train Chips

To compile training data for AI chips, Nvidia was downloading 80 years’ worth of video daily off of YouTube, Netflix, and academic databases.

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Patent Drop

Meta Patent Uses AI, AR to Guide Users with Sensory Impairments

Meta’s recent patent aims to guide people with sensory impairments using an AI agent — but viable and long-lasting smart glasses may be difficult to…

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Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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Finance

How Will Wall Street’s AI Experiment End?

Like money, artificial intelligence never sleeps. Financial institutions have pulled out all the stops to fit AI into their own operations.

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Patent Drop

OpenAI Adds to its Small Pool of Patent Filings

Because of the massive head start that bigger tech firms have, OpenAI may “find themselves boxed out.”

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Artificial Intelligence

Chipmakers Reaffirm Winner Status in the AI Economy

Investors are showing a lot of love to the computer chip supply chain. Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC are all clawing back gains this week.

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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

Zoom’s Work-Life Balancer Adds to AI-Powered Productivity Tool Race

Tech firms like Microsoft and Google already have a massive head start in workplace tools.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Patent Drop

Salesforce’s Model Tester Adds to Firm’s DIY AI Toolkit

Salesforce wants chatbots to expect the unexpected with the latest patent for it’s DIY AI toolkit.

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Technology

IBM Joins Tech Giants Pouring Billions into US Production

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IBM is booting up its domestic production, setting aside $150 billion to make computers in the US over the next five years.

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