Technology

Patent Drop

Apple Cuts Though the Noise with AI Optical Detection Patent

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The filing adds to the company’s pursuit to upgrade its speech detection tech, as well as its growing AI plans.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Peels Back the Layers of its Deep Learning Models

Models that can explain how they draw their conclusions can help fight hallucination and build user trust.

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Social Media

TikTok’s US Data Safeguards Are a $1.5 Billion Money Pit

The company finally revealed how much it’s spending to silo off Americans’ data. We just don’t know how well it works.

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Semiconductors

AI Sparked a Chip Rally, But Only For a Select Few

Not every company that produces chips for cars, medical equipment, or smartphones is taking part in the semiconductor boom.

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Patent Drop

Snap Might Use AR to Make Reading Fun

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The company’s patent for “enhanced reading” using AR glasses could create visualizations of what you’re reading.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Could Track Users Based on Wi-Fi Connection

This tech could be used for automatic control of certain devices in a building, but also may present privacy concerns.

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Technology

For Sale: Your Data

Data brokers are tracking you all over the internet to buy and sell your profile along with millions of other users.

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Patent Drop

Baidu’s Deep Learning Patent Could Add to AI Smartphones

Baidu wants to help chatbots work outside their wheelhouse with a patent that lets AI models lean on other apps for information.

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Patent Drop

Adobe’s Multimodal Model Could Make AI Summaries Clearer

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The company may be looking to boost its AI capabilities after the fallout of it’s proposed acquisition of competitor Figma.

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Patent Drop

Visa May Use Doppelgangers to Fight Payments Fraud

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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Patent Drop

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

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

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