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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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Recent News

Fidelity Joins BlackRock, Vanguard in Offering Annuities in 401(k) Plans

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Retiring Advisors Push M&A Deals to $2.5T

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Fox Places Big Bet on Streaming with $22 Billion Roku Deal

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Snap’s New Tech Could Go After Pawn Shops

A filing from Snap for a computer vision appraiser may add to the company’s shopping ambitions.

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Apple’s Patent Gives an Inside Look at Spatial Video

The company’s filing gives a potential peek at what’s in store for the Vision Pro.

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NVIDIA’s Tech Gives Data Centers a Wellness Check

NVIDIA wants to keep its data centers from falling apart.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

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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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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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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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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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Intel Adds a Layer of Protection to Edge Computing

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

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Google’s patent may save some power on AI development

Google’s AI work just keeps on going.

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Microsoft Straps AI to Your Back

Meta may be getting into AI wearables.

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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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Microsoft Wants to Micromanage Its Energy Consumption

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

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Apple Puts Spatial Computing in Users’ Hands

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

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Lyft Brings Ads to its App

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Meta’s on a Quest to Make VR Crisper

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

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