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DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise

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Small and energy-efficient models have garnered growing attention in recent months.

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Nvidia Smart Data Center Patent Could Give Chip Giant ‘Design Control’

Nvidia wants to make data centers a little bit smarter with its patent for energy-sharing server racks.

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Snap Voice-Control AR Patent Highlights Roadblocks to Adoption

The company has struggled to get its smart glasses off the ground, and faces roadblocks in cost and form factor, experts said.

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Big Tech

The DoJ Won, But Google’s Monopoly Status May Have Already Been in Peril

The DOJ prevailed in its lawsuit arguing Google illegally conducted business to maintain a monopoly in the search engine industry.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Intel’s AI Watermarking Patent Signals Big Tech’s Responsible AI Push

A patent from Intel to verify AI-generated content signals that tech firms may be paying attention to the consequences of their models.

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Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

The filing highlights that the company is taking aim at the crypto hardware sector.

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Airbus Patent Aims to Clean Up Airplanes’ Earth-Warming Contrails

But stymieing aviation emissions may take more than just workarounds for contrails.

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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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