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Microsoft is Creating an AI-Powered Factory Floor

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Microsoft wants to patent a system that tests if factory tools can go the distance. But the tool itself may be more powerful than the patent lets…

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Technology

The Timing is Off for the Next Tech IPO Bonanza

After a glimmer of false hope it looks like tech IPOs are heading for yet more disappointment, and Instacart and Arm aren’t helping.

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Airbnb May Sniff Out Crosslisters

While Airbnb’s patent could catch scammers, it may have unintended consequences for hosts trying to get their listings in front of as many eyes as…

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Nvidia is Making Safer Robots for the Factory Floor

Nvidia’s interest could help bring AI onto the factory floor for more than just maintenance purposes.

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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

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Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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Meta may use AI to Build its Metaverse

The patent shows that, despite the company’s public interest in large language models, it’s still hard at work on artificial reality.

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Mastercard Wants to Make Biometrics More Accurate

Given that it handles trillions in transactions a year, it makes sense that the credit card provider wants to beef up security protocols.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Pumps Billions into AI Firm Just as Chat-GPT Alexa-fies Itself

Amazon — along with every other Zuckerberg, Musk, and Harry — is trying to get ahead in the generative AI race.

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Patent Drop

Google is Adding Empathy to it’s Smart Speakers

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Google’s patent follows several updates from major tech companies aiming to understand emotions and context through speech recognition.

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JPMorgan Chase Brings Quantum to Wall Street

JPMorgan Chase may be looking past the current AI craze for optimization, setting it’s sights on quantum computing.

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Baidu Could Add Blockchain to its Cloud

Since it can’t work with crypto, Baidu may be looking for another way to utilize blockchain: data security.

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Technology

Elon Musk’s Tweet About Neuralink’s Test Monkeys Could Spell Trouble

The Securities and Exchange Commission may have to double the size of its staff just to keep an eye on Elon Musk’s tweets.

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Patent Drop

Oracle’s Patent Could Break AI’s Black Box

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The data services company wants to patent a way for neural networks to explain themselves. The tech signals a vital need for AI adoption.

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EBay May Make Deliveries Via Drone and Bus

eBay wants to use drones for deliveries, but without wasting their batteries.

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Uber Threatens European Pullout Over Driver Classification

The EU is poised to pass legislation that would classify Uber drivers as employees, rather than contracted workers.

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Amazon Wants to Keep the Cloud Healthy

Cloud services make Amazon tons of its revenue. Keeping those networks spic and span is a high priority, according to its new patent.

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