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Snap Patent Brings Emotion Detection to Workplace Surveillance

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AI that’s meant to detect emotion is highly controversial.

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Superyacht Sales Fall Due to Lack of Russian Oligarch Customers

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Bottlenecked supply problems and a dearth of buyers resulted in 2023 sales falling 35% since 2021.

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Boeing Battles Dual Congressional Hearings

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Experts testified in one hearing about whether the company had improved safety and compliance procedures since two major crashes.

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Intel Filing Could Diversify Deepfake Detection Models

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he filing adds to several patents from tech companies that aim to tackle the deepfake problem amid the proliferation of generative AI.

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Dealmaking Is Coming Back — With or Without Fed Rate Cuts

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Dealmaking-related revenue at a handful of major investment banks collectively rose 27% year-over-year in the first quarter.

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IBM Protects AI From Being Swayed by Bad Data

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Its latest patent puts a magnifying glass to large wells of public data, aiming to make foundational models more robust against attacks.

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US Growth to Lap G7 Peers, IMF Predicts

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The US economy will grow twice as fast as any of its major Western peers this year.

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UnitedHealth Cyberattack Punched a $872 Million Hole In its Finances

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The figure was enough to push the insurance giant to a loss in Q1, despite its revenue beating expectations.

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Big Tech Offloads Office Space, Putting Commercial Landlords in Flux

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Some of the more reliable office building tenants are reversing course by letting leases expire or subleasing space across major cities.

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US Retail Sales Surge as Consumers Shrug Off Inflation, High Interest Rates

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Sales rose 0.7% month-over-month — about double what many economists had predicted. Year-over-year, that’s a 4% jump.

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The Metaverse: Coming to a School Near You

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The tech titan plans to expand its virtual-reality headset into schools to enable immersive experiences.

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Goldman Sachs Leans On ‘Core Strengths’ to Crush Q1 Earnings

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In the first three months of the year, the investment bank scored a 16% jump in revenue and $4.1 billion in net income, a 28% rise.

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Adobe’s Latest Patent Aims to Keep AI From Making Mistakes

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“Real solutions to hallucination are going to be the next step change in AI.”

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Bay Area Airports Battle Over What Gets to Be Called ‘San Francisco’

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Oakland’s move to change its airport name to include the San Francisco Bay has irritated its bigger-city neighbors.

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Airbus Patent Diagnoses Plane Malfunctions Through Sound

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As Boeing faces heat, Airbus may be looking at ways to boost production to meet the surge in demand.

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Rent, Car Insurance Are Keeping Inflation High

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Our new high-tech vehicles are becoming pricier to repair, and we’re getting in more accidents than ever before.

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Crypto, Oil Markets In Flux With Growing Conflict in the Middle East

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Both asset classes could continue to swing wildly as the latest aggression in the region reverberates throughout the world.

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Meta Patent Adds AI Voice Assistants Across Devices and Apps

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Its latest patent for a way to perform “concierge-type services” via voice adds to the company’s broader AI ambitions.

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America’s Passenger Rail has a New Ticket to Ride

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The US’ often neglected railways might be on track for better days as the country pumps billions of dollars into outdated infrastructure.

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Beer Sales Propel Constellation Brands to Strong Quarter

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The company’s flagship Modelo brand continues as top dog after surpassing Bud Light in sales last year.

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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