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Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind Looks at Ways to Make AI Training Less of a Power Drain

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Google’s AI arm wants to save energy when building its models – something needed to keep AI development on track.

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Technology

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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Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Continues AI Push By Keeping a Close Eye on User Behavior

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Adobe wants to watch its users a little closer so it can recommend how to properly change the brightness in Photoshop using AI.

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Technology

Shopify Plugs Away at AR Patents for Merchants

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Shopify wants to use AR to help you after you pulled the trigger on that big purchase. AR shopping may lean towards end-to-end experiences.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta May Turn to Synthetic Data to Feed its AI Growth

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Meta might want to make synthetic data from your Facebook posts. While this helps solve the privacy issue, the issue of bias is still present.

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Autos

Ford’s Patent Tracks How Much Your Car is Polluting

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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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Big Tech

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

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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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Big Tech

Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

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Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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Artificial Intelligence

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

Airbnb May Sniff Out Crosslisters

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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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Technology

Nvidia is Making Safer Robots for the Factory Floor

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

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Big Tech

Meta may use AI to Build its Metaverse

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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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Technology

Mastercard Wants to Make Biometrics More Accurate

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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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Big Tech

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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Technology

JPMorgan Chase Brings Quantum to Wall Street

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

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Blockchain

Baidu Could Add Blockchain to its Cloud

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

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Technology

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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Technology

EBay May Make Deliveries Via Drone and Bus

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

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Big Tech

Amazon Wants to Keep the Cloud Healthy

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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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Big Tech

Apple’s Latest Patent Authenticates Your Ears

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Apple wants to make sure your toddler (or a hacker) doesn’t run away with your Airpods.

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