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Advertising Agencies Consolidate in the Face of Big Tech

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The transaction would create the world’s largest advertising agency — that is, if you don’t count Big Tech players like Google and Amazon.

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Patent Drop

Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel

What the years of writing about Big Tech’s IP has taught us.

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Technology

The Costs and Benefits of Quantum Computing

Big Tech and startups alike are making strides in the race to supplant classical computers, but a few roadblocks remain.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google, OpenAI Race to Bring Generative Video to Market

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Big Tech

Microsoft and Apple hit with Class Action Lawsuits in the UK

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On Tuesday, two separate antitrust class lawsuits were filed against Microsoft and Apple in the United Kingdom.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

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Today, a patent application for making Amazon’s voice assistants more personal highlights the race – and roadblocks – to creation of an AI-powered Alexa.

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Semiconductors

Google Wants to Keep Data Centers Cool Amid AI Cloud Boom

Finding ways to efficiently keep server farms cool benefits more than just Google’s cloud services business.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Strength Could Boost AI Bet

Cybersecurity is a substantial part of Microsoft’s business — and a growing one.

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Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Technology

PC Market’s Recovery Dreams Interrupted By HP, Dell Sales Nightmare

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Byte-sized sales results from Hewlett Packard (HP) and Dell dented hopes of a rebound in the sluggish PC market.

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Social Media

Reddit’s Expansion Hinges on AI Translation and Sprinkling in some Google Magic

Reddit, the world’s newest publicly-traded social media company, intends to chase growth by breaking into new markets.

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Patent Drop

Meta To Try Out AI Business Tools as Enterprise Market Heats Up

A patent for AI chip architecture from Meta could make model development more robust as it builds AI tools for businesses.

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Patent Drop

Why Salesforce Might Be Eying AI Image Generation

The tech could make graphics generation more intuitive as the company continues its push towards AI agents.

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