Nat Rubio-Licht

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Nat Rubio-Licht (they/them) is Lead Reporter at The Daily Upside and the lead journalist behind CIO Upside, a newsletter about innovation and development at Big Tech companies. They previously worked at Protocol as a writer for the Source Code newsletter, and at the Los Angeles Business Journal as a technology and aerospace reporter.

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Intel ‘Cobots’ Patent Highlights Growing AI Robotics Market

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Intel wants to make AI robots more collaborative and scalable. But it faces steep competition.

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Snap’s Generative AR Patent May Target Developers, Brands

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But Meta’s AI may have Snap’s beat “just in sheer volume” of data, one expert said.

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PayPal Blockchain Security Patent Could Build Crypto Trust

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PayPal wants to make crypto transactions less risky.

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Nvidia Eyes AI Guardrails Patent as Chip Sales Soar

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It’s hard to place exactly how much responsibility chipmakers have in ensuring that their tech is used the right way.

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Tech FOMO Can Hurt on the Comedown. Can the Cycle Be Broken?

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Shiny new innovations draw in ambitious founders and investors, and then FOMO brings in everyone else, making the eventual fall harder.

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Amazon Privacy Patent Highlights ‘Data Repatriation’ Movement

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A cloud privacy patent from Amazon highlights the growing movement toward data repatriation, and the tricky situation it presents for cloud…

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Meta Patent Could Make AI Both Personalized and Private

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Tech like this could keep Meta’s models from prompt attack data slips — or at least give it some “thought leadership brownie points.”

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Salesforce Multilingual AI Patent Could Boost AI Agent Ambitions

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AI that only performs well in so-called “high-resource languages” isn’t going to be useful for many people.

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Palantir Patent Highlights Need for Zero-Trust Security in AI

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A patent from Palantir highlights the importance of data security in AI when used in government and defense contexts.

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Adobe Seeks AI Motion Patent As Generative Video Race Heats Up

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Major tech firms seemingly see generative video as the next frontier of AI.

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Lyft Patent Puts Self-Driving Cars to the Test

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Despite the steep competition and roadblocks, the company has high hopes for expanding its self-driving services.

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IBM Patent Highlights Security Risks of Quantum Development

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“If quantum computers can break encryption, they can also encrypt in a way that other quantum computers can’t break.”

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Microsoft Builds Enterprise AI Stable With Recent Patents

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Given the company’s dominance in workplace and productivity tech, it may have an edge in embedding generative AI into work routines.

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Walmart AI Analytics Patent Highlights Retailer’s Tech Overhaul

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. It may aim to level the playing field with one competitor in particular: Amazon.

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Google Patent Highlights Costs and Benefits of Generative AI Video

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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

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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

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Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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Intel Patent Could Help Build Security Trust in Enterprise AI

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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

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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

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

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