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Disney Patent Brings AI-Free Robotics to Entertainment, Animation

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The simplicity of this method makes it applicable to “almost any type of robot.”

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Mastercard Patent Could Prevent Biometric Data Attacks

Mastercard’s efforts add to those of several companies looking at ways to prove real from fake.

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Technology

Can Meta’s Threads Power the ‘Fediverse’ into the Mainstream?

Threads’ user count is a big deal for the federation of decentralized but interconnected social networks — the fediverse — it’s part of.

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Finance

How Will Wall Street’s AI Experiment End?

Like money, artificial intelligence never sleeps. Financial institutions have pulled out all the stops to fit AI into their own operations.

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Google Adds Error-Correction Patent to Arsenal as Quantum Race Heats Up

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Quantum computing faces major roadblocks, but the payoff for overcoming them stands to be tremendous.

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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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Artificial Intelligence

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

AI Search Startup Perplexity Launches Ad Revenue-Sharing Program

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AI-powered search engine startup Perplexity announced a revenue-sharing program on Tuesday with a handful of media companies.

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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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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

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Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Technology

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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