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As companies from IBM to Samsung Electronics Co. to Halliburton Co. scramble to find the next great invention using artificial intelligence, they may hit a roadblock when trying to patent their ideas. Continue reading Who Profits From AI Uncertain as U.S. Patent Office Gets Pickier
International Business Machines Corp. shares rose the most in a decade after the company gave a positive forecast for 2019 and fourth-quarter results beat analysts’ estimates, led by its business that helps companies and governments manage their techno… Continue reading IBM Gains Most in a Decade After Surprisingly Positive Results
The companies had good reason to up their influence game: They face a so-called techlash of greater congressional and regulatory scrutiny after repeated privacy breaches and disclosures that Russia used social media platforms to distribute propaganda m… Continue reading Google, Facebook, Amazon Spent Record Amounts on Lobbying
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook called on the Federal Trade Commission to track data brokers and monitor how they use people’s digital information, the latest privacy push by the iPhone maker. Continue reading Apple CEO Calls for `Data-Broker Clearinghouse' in Privacy Push
Walgreens will begin using Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing software, moving applications and data to the tech giant’s data centers. For Microsoft, it’s the second major Azure-centered deal with a retail chain this month, following a pact with grocer … Continue reading Walgreens Teams With Microsoft as Both Wrestle Amazon Threats
Chairman Andy Bryant told some employees recently that the chipmaker may go with a “non-traditional” candidate, suggesting a CEO from outside the company is a possibility. Continue reading In CEO Search, Intel Still Hasn't Found What It's Looking For
Amazon Web Services has invested in Wiliot Inc., an Israel and San Diego-based semiconductor company. Continue reading Amazon Invests in Qualcomm-Backed Israeli Semiconductor Startup
Google shouldn’t have to apply the so-called right to be forgotten globally, an adviser to the EU’s top court said in a boost for the U.S. giant’s fight with a French privacy regulator over where to draw the line between privacy and freedom of speech…. Continue reading Google Wins Round in Fight Against Global Right to Be Forgotten
Facebook Inc. is among the technology companies leading the race to develop artificial intelligence. But Americans don’t trust it to do so responsibly, a survey found. Continue reading U.S. Military Trusted More Than Google, Facebook to Develop AI
The smartphone market has entered a phase that the personal-computer industry hit several years ago: Devices are useful and good enough that people are buying replacements less often, which pinches sales of new devices. Necessity (and desperation) has… Continue reading PCs Have a Lesson for the Smartphone Industry