Technology

Patent Drop

Visa May Use Doppelgangers to Fight Payments Fraud

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The tech could help the financial institution find cyber criminals and figure out your spending habits early.

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Big Tech

Apple Wants Rules on Side-Loaded Apps

The tech giant is trying to charge its way through new European rules governing app-store monopolies.

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Nvidia May Want AI to Create Its Own Data

While the proposed tech could save a lot of resources in AI training, it faces major problems if it can reproduce biases and inaccuracies.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Slumps After ETF Rollout

The industry clamored for clearance to offer spot ETFs. Now that they’re here, the results are less than stellar.

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Artificial Intelligence

Startup ElevenLabs Is AI’s Newest Unicorn After Latest Fundraising Round

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The AI software company is sporting a new valuation of more than $1 billion after its latest $18 financing round.

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Social Media

Meta is Truly Sick of News

The social media platform’s referrals to news media sites has been steadily dropping.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Makes Chatbots Mindful with Emotion Detection Patent

The company’s patent for a wellness chatbot could require users to have a lot of trust in the company to protect their data.

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Patent Drop

Pinterest’s Spam Scraping Patent Could Fight Misinformation

Pinterest wants to kick spam to the curb with a patent that uses AI to detect malicious links.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s “Proof of Creation” Tech Could Take On OpenSea

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Intel said the purpose of this tech is to help creators of and buyers of digital assets “assert their identity” without a marketplace.

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Patent Drop

Ford Wants to Track Your Test Drive

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The automakers recent patent for in-vehicle data tracking and analysis adds to the future of connected vehicles.

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Patent Drop

Amazon’s Factory Robot Patent Could Fight Understaffing

This kind of patent is particularly significant amid the company’s ongoing battles with workers aiming to unionize.

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M&A

Chip Designer Synopsys Acquires Ansys For $35 Billion

Semiconductor-design software maker Synopsys stepped into the Matrix on Tuesday to acquire Ansys, maker of powerful simulation software.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Catches Feelings With its Emotion Reading AI Patent

Nvidia wants to pick out specific emotions in your voice with deep learning, but reading your feelings may require more context.

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