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Google Patent Makes Controlling Robots Easier

The tech allows a robot to operate based on both language commands and environmental surroundings.

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Patent Drop

Lyft Patent Puts Self-Driving Cars to the Test

Despite the steep competition and roadblocks, the company has high hopes for expanding its self-driving services.

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Big Tech

The EU Might Regulate the Muskiverse as One Big Company

Bad news for X: EU lawmakers might start looking at the companies in CEO Elon Musk’s stable as one interconnected web.

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IBM Patent Highlights Security Risks of Quantum Development

“If quantum computers can break encryption, they can also encrypt in a way that other quantum computers can’t break.”

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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Walmart AI Analytics Patent Highlights Retailer’s Tech Overhaul

. It may aim to level the playing field with one competitor in particular: Amazon.

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Semiconductors

ASML’s Earnings Flub Sinks the Chip Sector

On Tuesday, ASML accidentally published some disappointing earnings results a day earlier than scheduled, sending its share price down.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Highlights Costs and Benefits of Generative AI Video

Tons of companies are racing to build an AI video generation engine that actually works.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

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Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Blockchain Patent Could Make Financial Audits Easier

Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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Technology

A Cyberattack Rattled US Car Dealerships. Which Industry is Next?

A single point of software failure can turn entire industries into teetering Jenga towers. Next time could be a lot worse.

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Patent Drop

Intel Patent Could Help Build Security Trust in Enterprise AI

Intel’s recent patent could help track down when AI slips up after it’s shipped out.

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CIO Upside

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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