Qualcomm Patents a Phone That Fakes Out Wireless Surveillance Sensors
Your phone could one day detect that someone nearby is using radio waves to track your movements — and automatically lie to…
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Nvidia Patents a Way to Lock Encryption Keys Where Apps Can Never Reach Them
Nvidia is filing patents around a cryptographic architecture where an app can encrypt or decrypt data without ever seeing — or even…
Microsoft's New Patent Wants to Connect Every Known Hacker, Malware, and Attack Into One AI-Readable Map
Imagine every known hacker group, malware strain, and attack technique connected in a single web — and an AI that can read…
Google's New Patent Stops Apps from Hearing Your Mic Until You Actually Trigger Them
Google is patenting a way to let your phone listen for a trigger word or sound — without giving any app access…
Microsoft Patents an AI That Shuts Down Cyberattacks Without Waiting for a Human
Microsoft is patenting an AI model that doesn't just flag cyberattacks — it automatically disables the accounts, devices, and services involved, then…
Microsoft's New Patent Hunts Down Aging Code Before Attackers Find It
Old, unmaintained code is one of the most reliable ways for attackers to get a foothold in cloud infrastructure. Microsoft is patenting…
Amazon Patents Delivery Labels That Hide Your Address From the Package
What if your name and home address never appeared on a shipping label at all — and only revealed themselves to the…
Samsung Patents a Post-Quantum Security System for Future-Proof Device Authentication
Quantum computers don't exist at scale yet — but Samsung is already building the cryptographic locks to stop them. This patent describes…
Samsung Patents a Way to Unlock One Device Using Another's Biometric Scan
What if your phone's face scan could vouch for your smartwatch, TV, or laptop — without you having to re-enroll your biometrics…
Samsung Patents a Lockdown Mode for Sharing Sensors Between Devices
Samsung is patenting a way to let one device hand over exclusive, encrypted access to its sensors — like a camera or…
Samsung Patents a System That Detects Whether Your Files Have Been Secretly Altered
Samsung is patenting a way to tell whether a file you received is the same one that was originally sent — by…
IBM Patents a Time-Expiring Certificate System for Locking Down Secure VM Traffic
IBM's new patent tackles a real headache in confidential computing: how do you make sure two secure virtual machines are actually allowed…
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