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ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

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ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Smart Speakers May Add to Global Data Melting Pot

Google wants its smart speakers to learn from their mistakes. The company’s latest patent reveals plans for its devices to take feedback.

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Mastercard Wants to Create a Back-up Plan for Lost Crypto

This signals that financial institutions are seeking to make blockchain safer, though it challenges the decentralized nature of the tech.

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Patent Drop

Sony Wants to Check for Bias With “Human-Centric” AI Model

Like any AI-based system, the model itself that makes these determinations needs to be properly trained.

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Big Tech

FTC Gets Specific in its Amazon Antitrust Case

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Amazon, at the behest of its billionaire founder, intentionally packed its search results pages with junk ads, the FTC alleges.

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Patent Drop

From the Expert: AI’s Impact on Data Security

AI’s rapid adoption will require cybersecurity that’s more sophisticated than ever before.

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Social Media

Snap Patent Keeps Data Out of Third-Party Hands

Given that a large part of Snap’s user base is under 18, protecting user data is even more crucial.

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Big Tech

Microsoft Looks at User Protection After Log-in

The patent highlights Zero Trust, the concept that cybersecurity shouldn’t stop at the gates to entry.

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Big Tech

Meta Faces Lawsuit From 41 States Alleging Harm to Young Users

A sprawling lawsuit alleging Meta intentionally designed Instagram and Facebook with features it knew were harmful to younger users.

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Patent Drop

Salesforce Looks at Ways to Simplify Machine Learning

Salesforce wants to give anyone the power to make AI (so long as they have enough data).

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