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Patent Drop

Google May Be Giving Glasses Another Go. Will It Succeed?

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Despite its initial fumble with Google Glass, there are a few reasons it may be able to avoid another “glassholes” situation.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s Generative AR Patent May Target Developers, Brands

But Meta’s AI may have Snap’s beat “just in sheer volume” of data, one expert said.

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Big Tech

Meta’s Losing AR Developers to Snap

Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Meta is bleeding third-party augmented reality developers to its rival, Snap.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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