Microsoft Patents a Title Bar That Moves to Wherever You're Standing
If you've ever stretched across a massive touchscreen to reach a menu that was designed for someone sitting in the center, Microsoft's…
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Microsoft Patents a Way to Measure How Well-Protected Its Quantum States Really Are
Before you can build a topological quantum computer, you need to know exactly how 'protected' your quantum states really are — and…
Microsoft's New Patent Lets You Choose What the AI Remembers About You
Every time you chat with an AI assistant, it drags the entire conversation history along — even the parts you'd rather it…
Microsoft's New Patent Wants Its AI to Build Expertise, Not Just Search for Answers
Most AI assistants treat every question the same way — they grab relevant documents and generate an answer. Microsoft's new patent describes…
Microsoft Patents an AI That Drafts Email Replies Based on Who You're Writing To
Microsoft is working on an AI email assistant that doesn't just suggest generic replies — it reads your history with a specific…
Google Patents a Voice Tool That Formats Your Words While You Dictate
What if you could say 'type this in all caps: meeting is canceled' and your phone just got it — no extra…
Google Patents a Way to Stop Quantum Bits from Accidentally Talking to Each Other
One of the nastiest problems in building a quantum computer isn't making qubits — it's stopping them from accidentally talking to each…
Google's New Patent Lets an AI Answer Questions About Whatever You're Watching in AR
Imagine asking a question mid-movie and getting an answer that actually accounts for where you are in the story — not just…
Google Patents an AI That Rewrites Its Own False Answers Before You See Them
Google has filed a patent for a pipeline that doesn't just flag when an AI makes something up — it automatically rewrites…
Google Patents an AI That Builds a 3D Model of Your Specific Object From a Few Photos
Give Google's system a handful of photos of your coffee mug and a text prompt, and it will generate a full 3D…
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