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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

Apple’s Latest Patent Authenticates Your Ears

Apple wants to make sure your toddler (or a hacker) doesn’t run away with your Airpods.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s New Tech Could Go After Pawn Shops

A filing from Snap for a computer vision appraiser may add to the company’s shopping ambitions.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s Patent Gives an Inside Look at Spatial Video

The company’s filing gives a potential peek at what’s in store for the Vision Pro.

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Big Tech

DOJ Pressures Google to Adopt ‘Sharing is Caring’ Data Ethos

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To Google, user search data is the all-important secret sauce that enables it to innovate and outperform rivals.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Wants to Monitor How You Message Your Coworkers

Microsoft is asking if you put one too many exclamation points in that email to your boss

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Patent Drop

Google’s Content Moderation Tech May Need Human-AI Teamwork

Google wants humans and AI to work together to fight spam.

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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

Intel Adds a Layer of Protection to Edge Computing

Intel wants to protect everything from you smartphone to your HVAC.

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Patent Drop

Google’s patent may save some power on AI development

Google’s AI work just keeps on going.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Straps AI to Your Back

Meta may be getting into AI wearables.

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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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