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Snap Plays Catch Up to Apple, Meta with Spatial Audio AR Filing

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The filing highlights that sound is a major part of the extended reality experience.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Chase Continues AI Rampage with Volatility Prediction Patent

JPMorgan Chase wants to predict overly-aggressive investors with AI.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Uses AI Race to Boost its Cloud Clout

In a bid to attract some new clients for its cloud service, Amazon announced it will foot the bill for startups using AI models.

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Social Media

Fidelity Cuts Value of ‘X’ Stake Once Again

Investment firm Fidelity has once again cut the value of its Blue Chip Growth Fund’s position in Elon Musk’s X.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mexico is Quietly Becoming an AI-Hardware Manufacturing Hub

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With AI on the mind, US tech heavyweights are are urging Taiwan-based contract manufacturers to move production facilities to Mexico.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia, Google Patents Signal Big Tech’s AI Robot Craze

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While robots aren’t taking over the world any time soon, tech companies seem intent on creating AI-enabled machines that walk among us.

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Patent Drop

Zoom May Use AI to Tone Down Accents

Though this could be a stepping stone for live voice translation, it may come with a few ethical issues.

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Toyota Tests the Wattage with EV Charging Patent

A Toyota patent to keep the fairness in EV charging highlights that automakers are paying attention to the logistics of electrification amid changing US…

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Executives Are Cashing Out Shares

Tech executives and founders are selling their stock at the highest rate in years.

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Patent Drop

Intel Patent Double Checks its Chips as it Boosts US Manufacturing

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Intel’s patent for tamper-proofing its chips may help it track down broken links in the supply chain.

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Patent Drop

Adobe AI Patent Could Take the Work Out of Data Visualization

The filing adds to several of the company’s AI-powered business tool patents, and signals its growing interest in enterprise-focused AI tech.

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Patent Drop

Baidu’s Self-Driving Data Centers Could Address Cloud Infrastructure Gap

Self-driving cars may be able to handle two big issues for cloud computing: extreme weather events and rural access.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft’s XR Control Patent May Get Too Close for Comfort

Microsoft is taking hands-free augmented reality to the next level: The company wants to patent a system for tracking tongue movements.

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