IBM Patents a Way to Search Version History Using Plain English
Tracking down exactly when a document or piece of code changed is usually a job for specialists who know the right commands.…
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Microsoft Patents an AI That Reads Long Documents in Sections to Answer Your Questions
AI assistants are notoriously bad at reading long documents without losing track of what's in them. Microsoft has a patent for a…
Microsoft Patents an AI Coding Engine That Patches Its Own Mistakes Mid-Write
Most AI coding tools either produce a working answer or fail outright. Microsoft's new patent describes a system that dissects its own…
Sony Patents a LiDAR Sensor That Catches Its Own Timing Errors
LiDAR sensors measure distance by timing how long a laser pulse takes to bounce back from an object, but if the internal…
Nvidia Patent Enables GPU Code Execution Concurrent With CPU Processing
Most software is compiled before it ever runs. Nvidia is patenting a way to do that translation mid-execution, letting a CPU hand…
Microsoft Patents AI That Rewrites Security Patches to Fit Customized Software Copies
A security fix exists for a known vulnerability, but your software is a custom fork and the patch simply won't install. Microsoft…
Google Patents a Training Fix That Helps AI Search Tell Similar Questions Apart
Finding the right answer to a question sounds easy until you realize AI search systems routinely confuse near-identical phrasings and return the…
Intel Patents Technology That Helps Chips Burn Less Power During Idle Moments
Every time your computer goes idle for a split second, it has to guess how long to sleep. Intel's new patent describes…
Samsung Patent Links Gesture and Voice Input to Personalized Device Control
Every shared TV or smart display in a house faces the same problem: it has no idea who's actually standing in front…
Microsoft Patent Reveals AI That Predicts Which Systems Cyberattacks Will Hit
Most security tools react after something goes wrong. Microsoft's new patent is about figuring out which machine on your network is most…
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