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Google Patent Makes Controlling Robots Easier

The tech allows a robot to operate based on both language commands and environmental surroundings.

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Patent Drop

Apple Bends the Rules (plus more from Uber & Amazon)

Apple’s flexible displays, Uber’s safety scores, and more…

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Patent Drop

Airbnb Maps Out Your Home (plus more from Microsoft & EA)

3D maps for Airbnb hosts, Toxicity detection in organisations by Microsoft, & more

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Patent Drop

Amazon Listens to Your Voice (plus more from Disney)

Emotion tracking from Amazon, e-sports live streaming from Disney & more

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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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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

Apple Wants to Take Your Hand (plus more from Snap & Netflix)

A patent filing from Apple indicates the company is dreaming up new user input devices that are wearable, including gloves.

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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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