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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

Sony Patent Highlights how Game Industry Should (and Shouldn’t) Use AI

Copyright issues make it difficult to substitute creative labor in game development, one expert said.

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Semiconductors

Intel’s Bad Year Keeps Getting Worse and Worse

Intel’s contract chipmaking business suffered a major setback after it failed some major initial tests, sources said.

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Artificial Intelligence

Canva Shows AI Doesn’t Come Cheap

Canva users found that their subscriptions were going up as much as 300%. Subscriptions are going up from $120 a year to $500.

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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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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

Snap Patent Adds to AR Ad Bet as Meta Shuts Down Spark AR Studio

Snap may want to use AR to help you redeem your next free coffee.

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Technology

Nvidia Beats Revenue and Profit Expectations, But Was It Enough?

Yesterday was Nvidia Day: The AI giant handily beat revenue and profit forecasts, and issued third-quarter guidance that beat expectations.

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Big Tech

Google’s AI Energy Thirst Runs into a Problem in Ireland

Google’s hopes for a new data center just outside Dublin were dashed this week when South Dublin County Council refused planning permission.

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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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