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Google Patent Makes Controlling Robots Easier

The tech allows a robot to operate based on both language commands and environmental surroundings.

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Honda Wireless EV Charging Patent Highlights ‘Range Anxiety’ as Adoption Barrier

Charging infrastructure remains one of the biggest hurdles for widespread EV adoption.

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Zoom Engagement Analysis Patent Could Walk Privacy Line

Zoom’s recent patent wants to make sure you’re participating in sales calls.

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Microsoft Wants to Solve Inaccuracy, Hallucination in AI Models

hallucination in AI is a pervasive, core issue that might not be easily solvable.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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Meta Could Face Cost Obstacles in AR Glasses Goals

Though artificial reality took center stage at Meta Connect, the company faces headwinds in making AR glasses an everyday reality.

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Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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Google Social Media Patents Add to YouTube’s AI Upgrade

The filings add to Google’s larger bid to build AI into YouTube’s offerings, though AI could present risks in this context.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

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Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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Big Tech

TikTok is Ditching Music Streaming — But Spotify Can’t Relax

TikTok is calling it quits on a music streaming business that barely made it out the door, and only launched trials last year.

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Salesforce Patent Signals Personalization as AI’s ‘Third Wave’

Salesforce’s recent patent for customizable models highlights the company’s vision of personalized agents as the future of AI.

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IBM Patent Highlights Fundamental Issues with Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals

IBM may want to help businesses reach net zero.

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CIO Upside

Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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