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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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Big Tech

Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

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

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Big Tech

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

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

IBM may want to help businesses reach net zero.

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Big Tech

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?

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

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

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

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Big Tech

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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Big Tech

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”

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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Big Tech

EU Fines Finally Catch Up to Big Tech

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

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

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