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

Amazon Patent May Help Models Unlearn Biases, Inaccuracies

And Amazon wants to help machine learning models unlearn bad data.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s Clean Computing Patent Signals AI’s Power Problem

Intel’s latest patent to clean up data centers could help minimize the climate impacts of tech’s hunger for AI.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Could Upend Electricity Demand

AI’s energy needs are enormous, and could have a once-in-a-generation impact on the electricity market.

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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

Europe Goes to War with Apple

The European Commission accused Apple of breaching the anti-steering app store rules included in the relatively new Digital Markets Act.

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Healthcare

The Costs of Healthcare Hacks Are Mounting

As the frequency of cyberattacks on healthcare systems and hospitals increases, so too do the costs for preventing them.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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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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Patent Drop

Microsoft Coding AI Patent Highlights Ethics Concerns with Productivity Tools

A Microsoft patent for a machine learning-based coding tool underscores the potential pitfalls of relying too much on AI for productivity.

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Patent Drop

Tesla Patent Could Fix Phantom Braking as It Continues Autonomous Ambitions

Tesla wants to make sure its autonomous vehicles don’t fall for light tricks.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Signals Interest in Small Chatbots Amid Language Model Craze

Google wants to make chatbot development easier with its latest patent.

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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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