Big Tech

Media & Entertainment

Game Over: Can the Video Game Industry Pivot to Streaming?

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The gaming industry is headed for a financial crunch, and Microsoft and others have adopted a winner-take-all strategy.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Soars Following Gemini AI Launch

A day after Alphabet released Gemini, a new artificial intelligence platform, shares of the company jumped 5.3% on Thursday.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s Brain Reader Could Help it Understand Users’ Mental State

This data could help Meta understand your response to advertising, one expert told Patent Drop.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s LIDAR Patent Adds Another Piece to Rumored Car Offering

Apple will likely face a lot of competition if it decides to get on the road.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Check Your Mental Health Using AI

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Microsoft’s patent for a computerized wellness check walks a fine line between privacy and convenience.

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Big Tech

Meta Files Lawsuit Arguing FTC’s In-House Courts are Unconstitutional

Meta on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission arguing its in-house trials are unconstitutional.

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Patent Drop

Google May Use Drones to Keep Data Centers Healthy

Google’s filing emphasizes the importance of continuity of services among cloud providers.

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Patent Drop

Amazon is Narrowing the Gap in the AI Race

The company filed a patent for a way to make AI models easily using pre-built machine learning models.

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Big Tech

Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Plan Gets Hit With Privacy Lawsuit

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Mark Zuckerberg’s newest nemesis, Max Schrems, says Meta’s new pay-for-privacy subscription doesn’t comply with EU laws.

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Big Tech

Amazon’s Healthcare Dreams Are Fractured

Amazon, along with its Big Tech brethren, has long been trying to break into the healthcare market. But it’s not going as planned.

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Patent Drop

Special Report: Patent Drop’s Gift Guide of the Future

Consumer tech is getting up close and personal this holiday season.

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Patent Drop

Special Report: How Big Tech Makes You Buy

As the holiday season approaches, consumers and tech companies alike have shopping on the brain.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Stamps Out its Responsible AI Team

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Meta has disbanded a team in charge of making sure the company developed AI in an ethical way, according to The Information.

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Autos

Hyundai Says it Will Start Selling on Amazon

Hyundai will sell its cars directly on Amazon, marking the first major auto brand to list on the massive e-commerce platform.

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Patent Drop

Google Wants to Clean Up its Data to Train AI Safely

Avoiding data security slip-ups involving its AI tools is vital in keeping its strong position in the market.

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Patent Drop

Apple Wants to Track Your Eyes Without Draining Power

The company filed a patent for tech that tracks the light reflecting off a user’s eye to initiate certain actions.

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