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Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Trades AI Capability for Efficiency as Ambitions Mount

Google’s recent patent to boost AI efficiency signals that massive models may cost more resources than they’re worth.

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Google Patent Seeks To Make Robots More Observant

Google wants its robots to pay closer attention to the people around them.

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Google Wants to Use Machine Learning to Keep AI Data Unbiased

The company’s latest filing adds another solution to several aiming to tackle the ever-present issue of bias at the source.

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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

Microsoft’s Model Screener Could Create More Responsible AI Tools

Microsoft may want its language models to prove their worth.

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Big Tech

DeepMind Patent Adds to Robotic AI Ambitions

A patent from DeepMind may aim to help AI-powered robots improve their reflexes

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Apple’s iPhone Is Getting Crowded Out of the Chinese Market

iPhone sales in the country fell nearly 20% in the first quarter, with many consumers flocking to local rivals.

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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

Intel Patent Takes on Privacy at Eye Level

The patents highlight the data privacy issues to come with the metaverse and its headsets.

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Big Tech

Microsoft May Use Emotion Detection for “Richer” Work Meetings

The patent highlights that tech firms of all manner are interested in reading people’s emotions.

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Big Tech

Google Mulls HubSpot Acquisition

Google has engaged bankers about a possible acquisition of HubSpot, a popular online marketing software company valued at $32 billion.

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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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