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Google’s Gradient backs Patlytics to help companies protect their intellectual property

April 11, 2024

Patlytics, an AI-powered patent analytics platform, wants to help enterprises, IP professionals, and law firms speed up their patent workflows from discovery, analytics, comparisons, and prosecution to litigation.  The fledgling startup secured $4.5 million in seed funding, oversubscribed and closed in a few days, led by Google’s AI-focused VC arm, Gradient Ventures. Patlytics was co-founded by […]

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Humane’s Ai Pin considers life beyond the smartphone

April 11, 2024

Nothing lasts forever. Nowhere is the truism more apt than in consumer tech. This is a land inhabited by the eternally restless — always on the make for the next big thing. The smartphone has, by all accounts, had a good run. Seventeen years after the iPhone made its public debut, the devices continue to […]

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Simbian brings AI to existing security tools

April 11, 2024

Simbian is a cybersecurity platform that effectively controls other cybersecurity platforms as well as security apps and tooling.

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Amazon, eyeing up AI, adds Andrew Ng to its board; ex-MTV exec McGrath to step down

April 11, 2024

If corporate boards of directors signal something about where a company wants to be focusing, Amazon’s just made an interesting move to change up its direction. The company has just announced that Andrew Ng — a prominent figure in the world of AI, and specifically building AI within large tech companies — is joining its […]

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Elon Musk accused of profiting from tragedy as study finds X rewards hate targeting Israel-Gaza war

April 11, 2024

A few weeks after defeating Elon Musk’s attempt to silence it in court, anti-hate research nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), is back with a new piece of research into Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The study builds on earlier work investigating his impact on online speech by spotlighting how policy […]

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Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary attacks in new warning

April 11, 2024

Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. The company sent the alerts to individuals in 92 nations at 12pm Pacific Time on Wednesday. The iPhone-maker sends these notifications multiple times a year and has notified users in over 150 countries […]

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SEC: What does your financial future look like?

April 11, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) theme for April’s National Financial Capability Month has been revealed. The SEC is asking Americans “What does your financial future look like? Having a…