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Meta’s Blood-Pressure Monitor Could Add to Health Tech Patent Strategy

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Meta may add health tracking to its smart watch ambitions.

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Meta’s Machine Learning AR Patent Fuses Its AI and Metaverse Bets

Despite investors’ reaction to the company’s big spending, Meta’s potential to monetize AI and its access to data may give it a leg up in the long run.

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Toyota Tests the Wattage with EV Charging Patent

A Toyota patent to keep the fairness in EV charging highlights that automakers are paying attention to the logistics of electrification amid changing US legislation.

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Google’s Latest Patent May Boost Enterprise AI Offerings

Google’s latest AI patent may make your spreadsheets less daunting.

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IBM Wants to Weed Out Falsely Advertised AI Tools

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IBM’s tech could help AI services address the knowledge gap between consumers and the AI tools they use.

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Ford’s Road Salt Patent Finds an Atypical Use for Blockchain

Ford may be taking blockchain’s reputation issues with a grain of salt.

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Intel Patent Addresses Privacy Issues with Voice Assistants

Intel wants to lock your voice data down before it goes up to the cloud.

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Ford Balances Charging Demand to Get More EVs on the Road

The lack of charging infrastructure in the US has hurt consumer sentiment towards EVs. Ford may be looking at ways to fix it.

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Uber Could be Keeping a Closer Eye on Driver Location

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Its patent application for a “location-spoofing detection” system could add to its safety features for riders.

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PayPal Patent Aims to Front Your Crypto Purchases

PayPal may offer users a credit for cryptocurrency that they have to pay back later.

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Industries

The American Dream of Tiny Nuclear Power Plants Hangs By a Thread

Funding for startups developing small modular nuclear power plants looks like it’s beginning to dry up.

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Sony Wants to Check for Bias With “Human-Centric” AI Model

Like any AI-based system, the model itself that makes these determinations needs to be properly trained.

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PayPal Looks to New Cybersecurity to Build Public Trust

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PayPal’s filing could signal that the company is trying to build the same public trust that traditional financial institutions have.

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Policy & Power

Alibaba’s Logistics Hub in Belgium Hit With the Latest Spying Scrutiny

Belgian authorities are monitoring Alibaba for “possible espionage” at the company’s main European logistics hub.

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Ford’s Patent Tracks How Much Your Car is Polluting

The tech could help Ford – and those that buy Ford’s industrial fleet vehicles – cut their emissions by keeping a closer eye on them.

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Google’s Watchful Doorbell Patent Highlight Tech Companies’ Interest in Surveillance

Google’s Nest doorbells might be joining the neighborhood watch. The patent signals that people are growing more comfortable being watched.

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