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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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Lyft Seeks Micromobility Patents Amid Bike and Scooter Restructuring

The company’s recent changes, aimed at “right-sizing [its] cost structure,” include layoffs and shifting focus from R&D.

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Oracle Patent Strengthens Software as It Plays AI Catch-up

While Big Tech got it’s moment in the sun, Oracle and others are now following suit with their own growth spurts.

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Big Tech

Starlink’s Transport Ambitions Notch a Big, United-Shaped Win

United Airlines announced that it’s struck a deal with SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, to beam Wi-Fi into its planes.

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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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Big Tech

How Amazon Web Services Became King of the Cloud

Amazon is crushing in the cloud services industry. Usurping it would necessitate a monumental shift in the tech industry writ large.

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Microsoft Patent Protects AI Models from Data Security “Jailbreak”

Though there are a lot of ways to protect AI models, monitoring user behavior is a vital piece of the puzzle.

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JPMorgan Chase Patent Highlights Risk of AI Bias in Banking

A growing footprint in AI increases risk — especially when it comes to lending and risk analysis.

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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

EU Fines Finally Catch Up to Big Tech

Apple lost a court case over a €13 billion EU tax bill, and on the same day Google lost an appeal against a €2.4 billion antitrust fine.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Patent Highlights Double-Edged Sword of Personalized AI

A recent Amazon patent may seek to make Alexa smarter and more personalized — but it could have the opposite effect

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Ford Patent May Bring In-Car Advertisements on Your Road Trip

While this could create a lucrative new revenue stream for Ford, it also presents a privacy conundrum, one expert said.

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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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