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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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OpenAI Adds to its Small Pool of Patent Filings

Because of the massive head start that bigger tech firms have, OpenAI may “find themselves boxed out.”

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Toyota Carbon-Tracking Patent Could Incentivize EV, Hybrid Buyers

“Any potential cost savings based off a vehicle’s lower-than-average carbon footprint could influence more price-conscious consumers.”

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Chipmakers Reaffirm Winner Status in the AI Economy

Investors are showing a lot of love to the computer chip supply chain. Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC are all clawing back gains this week.

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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 Patent Signals Continued Pressure to Compete with Amazon

A patent from Walmart for an in-house machine learning development framework highlights that the company’s strategy to compete with Amazon extends to…

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Microsoft Patent Tracks Down Software Vulnerabilities, Cyberattacks

In the face of a wide-spread outage, such as what occurred with Crowdstrike last Friday, there’s only so much the company can do, one expert said.

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Zoom’s Work-Life Balancer Adds to AI-Powered Productivity Tool Race

Tech firms like Microsoft and Google already have a massive head start in workplace tools.

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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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Online Education Provider 2U Files for Bankruptcy

Pioneering online education company 2U filed for bankruptcy, even as the public writ large has gradually embraced online learning.

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Philips’ AI Ultrasound Patent Could Help Solve Healthcare Data Problem

A patent for generative neural network-based ultrasounds from medical device firm Philips could provide more data to develop AI innovations throughout…

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Salesforce’s Model Tester Adds to Firm’s DIY AI Toolkit

Salesforce wants chatbots to expect the unexpected with the latest patent for it’s DIY AI toolkit.

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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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