Technology

Patent Drop

Oracle’s Metaverse Ad Tracker Builds Profiles on User Behaviors

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The patent highlights the potential that artificial reality may have for immersive and native advertising.

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Artificial Intelligence

Altman-backed Startup is Forging a Nuclear Energy Deal with OpenAI

Nuclear-fusion startups are getting a lot of funding, but their commercial viability doesn’t seem too imminent.

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Intel Patent Addresses Privacy Pitfalls in Federated AI Models

Intel wants to protect personal data in the Internet-of-Things.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Patent Speedruns AI Development

The company’s access to a vast well of user payments data could go a long way in creating far more powerful models.

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Big Tech

Microsoft Is Going for a Gaming Hail Mary

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The company is putting a huge game on its subscription service but may be leaving a staggering amount of revenue on the table.

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Patent Drop

Humane Patent Hides AI Pin From View

The critically panned device received backlash for a lot of functionality issues. Hardware packaging largely wasn’t one of them.

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Big Tech

Google Just Can’t Quit the Metaverse

It announced a partnership with Magic Leap, which after some rough years might be finding a new lease on life.

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Patent Drop

Meta Wants it’s AR Devices to Suck Up Less Power

The filing highlights that battery efficiency and form factor remain a major roadblock in artificial reality adoption

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Big Tech

Samsung Faces Strike Action as Big Tech Labor Mobilization Goes Global

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Its biggest union announced Wednesday that it will stage a one-day walkout on June 7 with workers using their paid annual leave.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Turns Search Results into Conversations

Google wants to give search results more back-and-forth.

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Technology

PayPal Grows a New Ads Business

PayPal is harnessing purchase data to join the ever-growing list of companies with a new offshoot advertising business.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Want its AI Models to Speak to the Heart

Microsoft’s patent for a language model that talks back signals Big Tech’s interest in multimodal AI.

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Semiconductors

China Raises $47 Billion to Stoke the Global Semiconductor Arms Race

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China’s DIY solution dovetails with what the West has been doing itself with huge government subsidies for manufacturing.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s Fascination with Large Language Models May Be Overkill

A high-powered chatbot may not deliver the illusive dream of developing artificial intelligence that can teach itself.

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Patent Drop

eBay Patent Utilizes Blockchain for Security, Seller Reputation

This patent follows another from eBay aiming to play into blockchain’s strength as a security tool.

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Patent Drop

IBM Wants Autonomous Vehicles to Do More than Just Drive

IBM’s patent aims to use self-driving cars’ idle resources, giving access to them to the riders within them.

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