Apple Patents a Call Recording System That Checks for Hidden Listeners First
Before your iPhone records a call, Apple's new patent says it should first confirm nobody else is secretly listening in — then…
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Apple Patents a System That Pulls Up the Right Info Based on Who's Asking and Where You Are
Imagine someone asks you a question and your iPhone instantly surfaces the exact piece of information they need — without you having…
Apple Patents a Browser Tab You Can Tap to Search or Jump to Any Site
Apple is rethinking one of the most mundane interactions on your phone's browser — tapping a tab — and turning it into…
Google Patents an AI That Picks the Right Specialist AIs to Answer Your Question
Instead of one AI trying to do everything, Google's new patent describes a system where a "coordinator" AI reads your question and…
Google Patents a System That Auto-Generates AI Explanations for the Parts of Documents People Struggle With
Google is patenting a system that watches how people interact with documents — where they slow down, re-read, or drop off —…
New Patent Keeps Ad Targeting Data On Your Device
Google is patenting a way to show you targeted ads without ever sending your browsing habits to a remote server — your…
Google Patents AI That Processes Language Using Far Less Computing Power
Attention mechanisms are what make modern AI models like GPT actually work — but they're brutally expensive to run at scale. Google's…
Google Patents an AI That Reads App Screens the Way a Designer Would
Google is teaching an AI to look at an app screen the same way a designer or QA tester would — not…
Google Patents Earbuds That Detect Your Gestures by Listening to Your Ear Canal
What if your earbuds could tell when you nod, clench your jaw, or raise your hand — without any camera, touchpad, or…
Google Patents Technology to Pick Winning Ads Without Exposing User Data
Every time a webpage loads, an auction determines which ad you see — and that auction typically requires sharing data about you.…
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