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DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise

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Small and energy-efficient models have garnered growing attention in recent months.

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Patent Drop

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

AI is Passing the First Stage of its Antitrust Era

It’s not a hallucination: Artificial intelligence companies have actually managed to placate at least one national regulator.

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Patent Drop

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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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Patent Drop

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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Big Tech

Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

Google filed a formal complaint with the European Union, saying that Microsoft abuses its market dominance as a software maker.

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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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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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Patent Drop

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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Patent Drop

Snap Continues Smart Glasses Push with Energy-Efficient Processing Patent

The company unveiled a set of specs, as well as a new operating system for them, at its annual Partner Summit last week.

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Social Media

LinkedIn Deepens Its Facebookification with AI Data Scraping

Reports have surfaced that LinkedIn is quietly opting its users in to data scraping so it can train its large language models.

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Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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