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Big Tech

Major Investors Are Getting Sick of Apple’s AI Cloak and Dagger

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Two big shareholders are supporting a proposal that calls on the tech titan to disclose its future plans for generative AI.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Multimodal Assistant Patent Watches and Learns

The tech highlights that AI needs multiple streams of data to really get to know its users.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s AI Push Requires a Big Bath

The hot new technology needs a lot of cooling off — and increasing use of water supplies is getting it done.

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Nvidia’s Latest Patent Gives Self-Driving Robots Better Eyes

The filing adds to the company’s AI software research as its hardware demand skyrockets.

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eBay May Use Blockchain to Ward Off Scammers

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Its patent for blockchain-based authorization relies on the tech’s immutability and transparency to track down bad actors.

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Big Tech

Apple’s Fraught Future in China

Apple’s enjoyed unusual levels of success in China for a Western company, but its future in the country is looking less and less bright.

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Meta Patent Reveals Details of Lighter and Smarter Headsets

The tech could provide a glimpse at an “all-day usable item” that spatial computing may rely on to scale.

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Social Media

Reddit Plans to Turn its Meme-Stock Powers on Itself

The company reportedly plans to set aside shares for 75,000 of its power users to buy ahead of its spring IPO.

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Patent Drop

PayPal Patent Tracks Stolen Cookies to Keep Log-in Secure

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The filing could add another layer of protection at a lower cost than AI-based cybersecurity measures.

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Google Wants to Track Burnout Through Your Keyboard

The company’s “personal wellness keyboard” patent may signal an interest from tech firms to embed AI in consumer devices.

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Social Media

Tinder Toughens Up Verification Amid Wave of Romance Scams

A recent report revealed that romance-fraud victims lose an average of $10,000.

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Sony May Use Blockchain to Track Down Deepfakes

Its latest patent for “fake video detection” could use crypto’s underlying technology to fight misinformation and establish more trust in AI.

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Social Media

The EU Officially Wants to Know if TikTok is Bad for Kids

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Regulators have opened “formal proceedings” to examine who well the popular platform is protecting children.

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Tesla Patent Gives its Cars Better Situational Awareness

Tesla and other self-driving car firms face both regulatory battles and public perception hurdles.

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Amazon Patent May Lower AI’s Barrier to Entry

Amazon wants everyone to fight fraud with machine learning with its latest patent for “automated machine learning pipeline generation.”

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Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Never-Ending Rally Has Hedge Funds Off to a Good 2024

The AI semiconductor giant’s stock tripled last year — and it’s jumped nearly 50% already in 2024.

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