Big Tech

Big Tech

Apple Leads Manufacturing Pivot to India

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Apple shifting production to India is just the latest sign that the world’s most populous nation may be a winner in global trade reordering.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Multimodal Assistant Patent Watches and Learns

The tech highlights that AI needs multiple streams of data to really get to know its users.

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Big Tech

Apple’s Fraught Future in China

Apple’s enjoyed unusual levels of success in China for a Western company, but its future in the country is looking less and less bright.

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Patent Drop

Meta Patent Reveals Details of Lighter and Smarter Headsets

The tech could provide a glimpse at an “all-day usable item” that spatial computing may rely on to scale.

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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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Patent Drop

Google Wants to Use Context to Drop Wakewords

Without a wakeword, a digital assistant has to monitor its users more closely.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Give its AI Chatbots a Personal Touch

Its patent to speed up interactions between you and your chatbot signals a growing interest in personalized AI.

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Patent Drop

Google May Bring AI to YouTube Shopping

The filing adds to its AI-powered ad tech, and fuels growing competition to make social media shoppable.

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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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