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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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Mastercard Blockchain Patent Could Make Financial Audits Easier

Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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A Cyberattack Rattled US Car Dealerships. Which Industry is Next?

A single point of software failure can turn entire industries into teetering Jenga towers. Next time could be a lot worse.

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Intel Patent Could Help Build Security Trust in Enterprise AI

Intel’s recent patent could help track down when AI slips up after it’s shipped out.

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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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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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Amazon Patent Brings AI Into Its Healthcare Bet

Amazon’s patent to help doctors take better notes highlights the company’s massive bet on the healthcare space.

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Meta Patent Seeks to Track Users’ ‘Biopotential’ Signals

While wrist-worn controllers may be the next frontier of artificial reality technology, it’s likely not the end goal for AR control.

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JPMorgan Patent Could Add Guardrails to AI in Banking

Given that AI systems can’t always be totally accurate, observing when they make mistakes could mitigate a lot of harm.

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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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