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Ford’s Road Salt Patent Finds an Atypical Use for Blockchain

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Ford may be taking blockchain’s reputation issues with a grain of salt.

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Intel Patent Addresses Privacy Issues with Voice Assistants

Intel wants to lock your voice data down before it goes up to the cloud.

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Ford Balances Charging Demand to Get More EVs on the Road

The lack of charging infrastructure in the US has hurt consumer sentiment towards EVs. Ford may be looking at ways to fix it.

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Uber Could be Keeping a Closer Eye on Driver Location

Its patent application for a “location-spoofing detection” system could add to its safety features for riders.

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PayPal Patent Aims to Front Your Crypto Purchases

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PayPal may offer users a credit for cryptocurrency that they have to pay back later.

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Policy & Power

Alibaba’s Logistics Hub in Belgium Hit With the Latest Spying Scrutiny

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Belgian authorities are monitoring Alibaba for “possible espionage” at the company’s main European logistics hub.

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Ford’s Patent Tracks How Much Your Car is Polluting

The tech could help Ford – and those that buy Ford’s industrial fleet vehicles – cut their emissions by keeping a closer eye on them.

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Google’s Watchful Doorbell Patent Highlight Tech Companies’ Interest in Surveillance

Google’s Nest doorbells might be joining the neighborhood watch. The patent signals that people are growing more comfortable being watched.

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Microsoft is Creating an AI-Powered Factory Floor

Microsoft wants to patent a system that tests if factory tools can go the distance. But the tool itself may be more powerful than the patent lets on.

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Meta may use AI to Build its Metaverse

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The patent shows that, despite the company’s public interest in large language models, it’s still hard at work on artificial reality.

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Google is Adding Empathy to it’s Smart Speakers

Google’s patent follows several updates from major tech companies aiming to understand emotions and context through speech recognition.

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