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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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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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Finance

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

Intel Adds a Layer of Protection to Edge Computing

Intel wants to protect everything from you smartphone to your HVAC.

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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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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

Microsoft Wants to Micromanage Its Energy Consumption

Microsoft adds another piece to it’s net-zero goals.

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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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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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