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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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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 Reads Your Resume (plus more from Ford & Sony)

Ford’s object-sound detection, Microsoft’s non-traditional resume finder & more.

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Patent Drop

Google Wants to Create a Mixed Reality (plus more from Microsoft & Square)

Google’s AR ad play, Microsoft’s meeting sentiment analysis & more

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Patent Drop

Facebook Takes a Closer Look (plus more from Intel & Apple)

Facebook auto-generating personalized ads, Intel’s imagination machines & Apple’s VR keyboard

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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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CIO Upside

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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