AMD Patents a Method to Run AI Vision Models With Far Less Computation
The single most expensive calculation inside a modern AI vision model is called attention, and Xilinx just filed a patent for a…
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Google Patents a Video Compression Method That Blends Two Past Frames Into One Prediction
Every time you stream a video, your device is essentially predicting what the next frame looks like rather than downloading it whole.…
IBM Patents an AI That Catches Bad Data by Reading Rows Like Sentences
Bad data costs companies enormous amounts of money every year, and most tools for finding it are blunt instruments. IBM is patenting…
Sony Patents Headphones That Physically Switch Between Open and Closed Sound
Audiophiles have long had to choose between open-back headphones (airy, natural sound, no isolation) and closed-back ones (punchy bass, blocks out the…
Qualcomm Patents Technology to Shut Down Nearby Servers When Your App Goes Idle
Every server running in the background for an app nobody is using costs real money and burns real power. Qualcomm has filed…
Nvidia Patents a Method to Run AI Processing Steps on Separate Chips
Every AI model you interact with runs a long chain of calculations, one layer feeding the next. Nvidia's new patent describes a…
Microsoft Patents a Fix That Rescues Dark Scenes in Standard Video
Dark scenes in streamed video often look muddy or striped with visible bands of color, and the fix usually costs extra data.…
Qualcomm Patents a System for Spreading Emergency Alerts Phone to Phone Without Cell Coverage
When cell towers go down in a disaster, emergency alerts stop reaching people. Qualcomm is patenting a way for phones to pass…
Google Patents a Video Filter That Uses Color Data to Fix Compression Blur
Every time you stream a video, compression throws away information to keep file sizes manageable. Google has filed a patent for a…
IBM Patents a System for Drones to Share Battery Power Mid-Flight
When a drone in a fleet runs low on battery, IBM's new patent proposes a solution that sounds almost neighborly: have another…
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