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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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Honeywell Will Spin Off Advanced Materials Unit to Focus on ‘Megatrends’

Honeywell plans to spin off its advanced materials unit as a publicly listed company so it can prioritize “megatrends.”

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The United Nations Wants to Stamp Out Cybercrime

The United Nations, which just published a report on cybercrime, is pushing forward on a controversial new treaty to combat it.

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Obesity Drugmaker Rivus Wants in on the Healthcare IPO Boom

Obesity drugmaker Rivus is working with banks to complete a US public listing that could happen before the end of the year.

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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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Patent Drop

Meta Patent Seeks to Track Users’ ‘Biopotential’ Signals

While wrist-worn controllers may be the next frontier of artificial reality technology, it’s likely not the end goal for AR control.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Patent Could Add Guardrails to AI in Banking

Given that AI systems can’t always be totally accurate, observing when they make mistakes could mitigate a lot of harm.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Robotics, Self-Driving Patents Could Make Its Chips Even More Popular

Autonomous machines may need to be proactive, not reactive, to keep accidents from happening.

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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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Artificial Intelligence

Google AI-ngst: Apple Deal May Disintegrate Even Without Court Intervention

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The future of traditional search engines got a rude awakening last week as an Apple executive predicted their eventual demise.

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