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Social Media

TikTok Is Ready to Sue Over Potential US Ban

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The new bill could be voted on in the Senate as soon as Tuesday, and TikTok is ready with a legal strategy.

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Big Tech Has an Energy Problem

How tech firms reconcile their desire for endless growth with bold climate goals.

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Artificial Intelligence

Finding the Real in Artificial Intelligence

Does the AI hype actually hold any substance? As long as you don’t get distracted by shiny things, these venture capitalists say.

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Semiconductors

TSMC Had a Great Q1, But Chip Recovery Looks Sluggish

Multiple chipmakers have suffered slowdowns across smartphones, personal computers, motor vehicles, and other consumer goods.

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Snap Patent Brings Emotion Detection to Workplace Surveillance

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AI that’s meant to detect emotion is highly controversial.

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Intel Filing Could Diversify Deepfake Detection Models

he filing adds to several patents from tech companies that aim to tackle the deepfake problem amid the proliferation of generative AI.

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IBM Protects AI From Being Swayed by Bad Data

Its latest patent puts a magnifying glass to large wells of public data, aiming to make foundational models more robust against attacks.

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Big Tech

The Metaverse: Coming to a School Near You

The tech titan plans to expand its virtual-reality headset into schools to enable immersive experiences.

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Adobe’s Latest Patent Aims to Keep AI From Making Mistakes

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“Real solutions to hallucination are going to be the next step change in AI.”

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Airbus Patent Diagnoses Plane Malfunctions Through Sound

As Boeing faces heat, Airbus may be looking at ways to boost production to meet the surge in demand.

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Social Media

Meta Patent Adds AI Voice Assistants Across Devices and Apps

Its latest patent for a way to perform “concierge-type services” via voice adds to the company’s broader AI ambitions.

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Intel Patent Takes on Privacy at Eye Level

The patents highlight the data privacy issues to come with the metaverse and its headsets.

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Nvidia Patent Keeps Data Centers Energy Efficient

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Nvidia wants to keep data centers from standing idle.

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