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Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Wants to Monitor How You Message Your Coworkers

Microsoft is asking if you put one too many exclamation points in that email to your boss

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Patent Drop

Google’s Content Moderation Tech May Need Human-AI Teamwork

Google wants humans and AI to work together to fight spam.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s Smartwatch Patent May Show That It Wants Your Health Data

A new patent reveals details about a Meta-branded smartwatch.

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Big Tech

Google Loses Second Round to Government in Monopoly Fight

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The decision could reshape the economy of the internet — and it’s just one of several forces testing Google’s empire.

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Patent Drop

Google’s patent may save some power on AI development

Google’s AI work just keeps on going.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Straps AI to Your Back

Meta may be getting into AI wearables.

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Patent Drop

Google Drops It Like It’s Hot(words)

Google may be looking to ditch wake phrase in favor of a closer eye on its users.

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Big Tech

FTC Says Meta is a Monopoly. But in Which Markets, Exactly?

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Central to the trial is one question: Just who, exactly, are Meta’s competitors? The FTC’s answer may be narrower than you’d expect.

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Patent Drop

Apple Puts Spatial Computing in Users’ Hands

Apple’s new patent wants to take you by the hand.

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Big Tech

Lyft Brings Ads to its App

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Patent Drop

Meta’s on a Quest to Make VR Crisper

Meta’s latest patent may make for a less choppy metaverse.

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CIO Upside

IBM Continues Quantum Quest with Noise Correction Patent

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Fixing the noise problem is key to scaling these devices to more than a few thousand qubits.

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