Microsoft Patents a Way to Track Storage Power Use Per Virtual Machine
Every time a virtual machine reads or writes data, it burns power — but right now, most systems can't tell you exactly…
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Microsoft Patents a Touch Screen That Cancels Its Own Interference for Cleaner Taps
Every touch screen has a dirty little secret: the display layer underneath the glass creates electrical interference that makes the touch sensor's…
Microsoft Patents Faster Data Comparison on Chips That Run Custom Hardware Circuits
FPGAs — the reconfigurable chips Microsoft uses heavily in its Azure data centers — are powerful but have limited built-in resources. This…
A New Microsoft Patent Lets AI Remember and Learn From Past Chats
Every time you close a chat with an AI, everything it figured out during that conversation disappears. Microsoft's new patent is designed…
Meta Patents Technology That Stops Virtual Hands Passing Through AR Buttons
Anyone who has used a VR or AR headset knows the weird moment when your virtual hand phases right through the button…
Meta Patents a VR Display That Syncs Each Eye's Lighting Separately to Cut Motion Blur
VR headsets typically have two separate screens — one for each eye. Meta's new patent describes a clever workaround: one shared screen…
Meta Patents an AI That Turns Chaotic Group Chats Into a Browsable Subject Tree
Group chats are famously impossible to follow — one thread about dinner plans somehow merges with a debate about a movie and…
Meta Patents System to Keep High-Speed Server Data Transfers Organized and Reliable
Meta is patenting a coordination system that lets servers send data directly to each other's memory — skipping the CPU as much…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Blend Real Voices Into New Synthetic Ones
Nvidia has filed a patent for a text-to-speech system that doesn't just copy a single speaker's voice — it blends two or…
Nvidia Patents a Hidden Infrared System That Maps Your Car's Cabin in 3D
Nvidia wants to fill a vehicle cabin with invisible infrared light and hidden cameras — not to take photos, but to build…
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