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Meta Patent Seeks to Track Users’ ‘Biopotential’ Signals

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While wrist-worn controllers may be the next frontier of artificial reality technology, it’s likely not the end goal for AR control.

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Epic Games Keeps Google’s Feet to the Fire

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Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Google and Samsung, pulling the South Korean electronics giant into its long-running beef with Google.

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Microsoft Wants to Solve Inaccuracy, Hallucination in AI Models

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hallucination in AI is a pervasive, core issue that might not be easily solvable.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI is Passing the First Stage of its Antitrust Era

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It’s not a hallucination: Artificial intelligence companies have actually managed to placate at least one national regulator.

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Meta Could Face Cost Obstacles in AR Glasses Goals

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Though artificial reality took center stage at Meta Connect, the company faces headwinds in making AR glasses an everyday reality.

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Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

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Google filed a formal complaint with the European Union, saying that Microsoft abuses its market dominance as a software maker.

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TikTok is Ditching Music Streaming — But Spotify Can’t Relax

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TikTok is calling it quits on a music streaming business that barely made it out the door, and only launched trials last year.

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IBM Patent Highlights Fundamental Issues with Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals

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IBM may want to help businesses reach net zero.

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TikTok’s Court Battle is Set Against a Larger Tech War

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TikTok kicked off its legal fight challenging the US government’s divest-or-ban law passed in April, calling it unconstitutional.

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Artificial Intelligence

Can Voice Assistants Make a Comeback in the Age of AI?

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Once upon a time, the biggest prestige battle in Silicon Valley was who had the best voice assistant. Then came ChatGPT.

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Apple Seeks Adaptable Model Patent as It Readies to Join AI Race

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An Apple patent to train AI without eating up power highlights the advantages and headwinds the tech giant may face in the market.

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Google AR Patent Highlights Potential Advantage in Smart Glasses Market

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Google is giving smart glasses another go. Can it avoid mistakes of the past?

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Meta Sets New Limits for Teenage Instagram Users

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Meta will roll out a feature to place teenaged users into a new type of account with beefed-up privacy settings and parental controls.

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Meta Neural Network Patent Showcases AI’s Place in Artificial Reality Bet

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The company’s access to data gives the power to create AR features that are “pretty sophisticated,” one expert said.

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Starlink’s Transport Ambitions Notch a Big, United-Shaped Win

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United Airlines announced that it’s struck a deal with SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, to beam Wi-Fi into its planes.

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Wall Street Spreads More Love Outside of Big Tech

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Investors are pivoting away from the Magnificent Seven, favoring the rest of the S&P 500.

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How Amazon Web Services Became King of the Cloud

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Amazon is crushing in the cloud services industry. Usurping it would necessitate a monumental shift in the tech industry writ large.

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Microsoft Patent Protects AI Models from Data Security “Jailbreak”

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Though there are a lot of ways to protect AI models, monitoring user behavior is a vital piece of the puzzle.

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EU Fines Finally Catch Up to Big Tech

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Apple lost a court case over a €13 billion EU tax bill, and on the same day Google lost an appeal against a €2.4 billion antitrust fine.

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Amazon Patent Highlights Double-Edged Sword of Personalized AI

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A recent Amazon patent may seek to make Alexa smarter and more personalized — but it could have the opposite effect

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