Technology

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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Patent Drop

Tesla’s Data Protection Patent Could Personalize Robotaxis

But data aside, many have cast doubt on the company’s plan for autonomous ridesharing.

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Patent Drop

Raytheon Patent Highlights Use Cases and Risks of AI in Defense

Raytheon’s patent to create sophisticated synthetic image data could allow the firm to generate large, robust datasets.

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Social Media

X Hit with AI Privacy Lawsuits in the EU

Nine privacy complaints have been filed against X in the European Union, alleging that Grok illegally hoovers up citizens’ user data.

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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

Nvidia Smart Data Center Patent Could Give Chip Giant ‘Design Control’

Nvidia wants to make data centers a little bit smarter with its patent for energy-sharing server racks.

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Snap Voice-Control AR Patent Highlights Roadblocks to Adoption

The company has struggled to get its smart glasses off the ground, and faces roadblocks in cost and form factor, experts said.

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Big Tech

The DoJ Won, But Google’s Monopoly Status May Have Already Been in Peril

The DOJ prevailed in its lawsuit arguing Google illegally conducted business to maintain a monopoly in the search engine industry.

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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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Intel’s AI Watermarking Patent Signals Big Tech’s Responsible AI Push

A patent from Intel to verify AI-generated content signals that tech firms may be paying attention to the consequences of their models.

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Patent Drop

Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

The filing highlights that the company is taking aim at the crypto hardware sector.

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Patent Drop

Airbus Patent Aims to Clean Up Airplanes’ Earth-Warming Contrails

But stymieing aviation emissions may take more than just workarounds for contrails.

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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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