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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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Big Tech

Meta Plans an Ad-Free Subscription Service in the EU

Meta is rolling out subscription versions of Instagram and Facebook in Europe that won’t feature targeted ads.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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Patent Drop

Meta may use AI to Build its Metaverse

The patent shows that, despite the company’s public interest in large language models, it’s still hard at work on artificial reality.

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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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Patent Drop

Amazon Wants to Keep the Cloud Healthy

Cloud services make Amazon tons of its revenue. Keeping those networks spic and span is a high priority, according to its new patent.

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Big Tech

Leaked Microsoft Docs Reveal its ‘Hybrid’ Cloud Dreams

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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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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

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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Patent Drop

NVIDIA’s Tech Gives Data Centers a Wellness Check

NVIDIA wants to keep its data centers from falling apart.

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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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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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