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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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Google Patent Highlights Costs and Benefits of Generative AI Video

Tons of companies are racing to build an AI video generation engine that actually works.

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Snap Patent Could Use Your Phone to Make AR Glasses Lighter

For any company developing AR, a sleeker, longer-last form factor is the “end goal,” one expert said.

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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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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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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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IBM Advertising Patent Could Present Privacy Concerns

IBM may want to use household appliances to track users and time ads.

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Rolls-Royce Patent Could Retrofit Aircraft with Hydrogen Engines

Hydrogen faces a number of hurdles before it can be considered a suitable alternative to jet fuel – namely, cost.

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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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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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