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href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/this-week-in-ai-research-amazon-doubles-anthropic-stake-to-8b-as-industry-debates-scaling-limits/">This week in AI research: Amazon doubles Anthropic stake to $8B as industry debates scaling limits</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/this-week-in-ai-research-amazon-doubles-anthropic-stake-to-8b-as-industry-debates-scaling-limits/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_832524311_Editorial_Use_Only-copy-368x300.webp" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75511" alt="Amazon/Anthropic" decoding="async" /></a><p>In a week of significant AI industry developments, Amazon doubled down on its Anthropic investment with an additional $4 billion, while NVIDIA reported another quarter of remarkable growth with sales hitting $35.1 billion. Meanwhile, a debate emerged at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit about whether AI development is hitting a scaling wall, with industry leaders like…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="How the Living Heart Project could transform FDA’s approach to cardiac device testing"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 22, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/how-the-living-heart-project-could-transform-fdas-approach-to-medical-device-testing/">How the Living Heart Project could transform FDA’s approach to cardiac device testing</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/how-the-living-heart-project-could-transform-fdas-approach-to-medical-device-testing/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LHHM_V2_Mesh_v1-copy-368x300.webp" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75505" alt="Virtual heart" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Imagine a future where needing a new heart means you become your own donor. “It’s going to be your cells, your design—an exact replica of your heart, only made healthy,” said Steven Levine, Ph.D., senior director of virtual human modeling at Dassault Systèmes, in a recent interview. 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(Idemitsu) has expanded its partnership with Enthought, a specialist in digital transformation for science-driven companies. This move supports Idemitsu’s ambition to scale the development and production of innovative battery materials. The expanded partnership will include new technical consulting and implementation services and continued participation in Enthought’s Materials Informatics (MI)…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Who were 2024’s top patent and R&D leaders in computing, pharma, medtech and beyond?"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 20, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/who-were-2024s-top-patent-and-rd-leaders-in-computing-pharma-medtech-and-beyond/">Who were 2024’s top patent and R&D leaders in computing, pharma, medtech and beyond?</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/who-were-2024s-top-patent-and-rd-leaders-in-computing-pharma-medtech-and-beyond/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_502590469-copy-368x300.webp" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75494" alt="lab researchers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Industrial and commercial sectors often measure innovation by market capitalization and R&D spending, but these metrics fail to capture the full picture. Tech companies dominate market headlines with AI product launches and chip releases — and our own ranking of most innovative firms of 2024. In addition, tech firms currently hold the top market cap…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="The 25 most innovative companies of 2024"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 19, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/the-25-most-innovative-companies-of-2024/">The 25 most innovative companies of 2024</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/the-25-most-innovative-companies-of-2024/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DH1L4494-HDR-20220531-r4-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75484" alt="NVIDIA HQ" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Yes, questions remain about whether AI chipmaker NVIDIA can maintain its momentum in 2025. NVIDIA’s upcoming Blackwell AI chips have encountered thermal problems when integrated into server racks designed to house up to 72 units. Despite these recent technical hurdles, the company remains an innovation juggernaut. 1. 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The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 15, 2024, closed at 3,708.90 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="A3 asks President-Elect Trump to bolster US manufacturing with automation"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 15, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/a3-asks-president-elect-trump-to-bolster-us-manufacturing-with-automation/">A3 asks President-Elect Trump to bolster US manufacturing with automation</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/a3-asks-president-elect-trump-to-bolster-us-manufacturing-with-automation/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_299536258-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75453" alt="Man is holding teach panel to control a robotic arm which is int" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>For the first time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has eclipsed Harvard University as the world’s leading institution in scientific research output, according to the 2024 Nature Index, which is based on high-quality research outputs. Several China-based research organizations have jumped in the rankings, with seven of them rounding out the top 10 while…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="50 of the largest tech, telecom and innovation sector layoffs of 2024"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 15, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/50-of-the-largest-tech-telecom-and-innovation-sector-layoffs-of-2024/">50 of the largest tech, telecom and innovation sector layoffs of 2024</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/50-of-the-largest-tech-telecom-and-innovation-sector-layoffs-of-2024/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_868275429-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75450" alt="Concept of business failure and unemployment problem, unemployment stress." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>For many workers, it pays to have a job in an R&D or STEM-heavy field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 10.4% growth in STEM jobs through 2033, more than double the overall employment growth rate of 4%. But that doesn’t mean all sectors within STEM are thriving uniformly. Tech layoffs in Silicon Valley have…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="This week in AI research: High-stakes investments and job cuts amid market cooling signals"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 15, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/this-week-in-ai-research-high-stakes-investments-and-job-cuts-amid-market-cooling-signals/">This week in AI research: High-stakes investments and job cuts amid market cooling signals</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/this-week-in-ai-research-high-stakes-investments-and-job-cuts-amid-market-cooling-signals/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/8166-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75445" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>From AMD cutting 4% of its workers as it continues an AI push to LAMs, AI continues to shake up the technology landscape. While a Reuters report suggests that genAI progress may be cooling, several prominent figures such as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt have refuted it. OpenAI explores novel…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="AI agents could begin transforming how we work in 2025"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 14, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/ai-agents-could-begin-transforming-how-we-work-in-2025/">AI agents could begin transforming how we work in 2025</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/ai-agents-could-begin-transforming-how-we-work-in-2025/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/claudeComputerUse-copy-368x300.webp" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75435" alt="Claude computer use" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The race to create AI agents that can operate computers and perform tasks more autonomously is ramping up, with OpenAI preparing to launch its “Operator” tool in January, according to Bloomberg. The tool, which would allow AI to perform tasks like fill out spreadsheets, book travel or write code on behalf of users, will initially…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="The great R&D reshuffle of 2024: AI drove significant restructuring across sectors"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 14, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/the-great-rd-reshuffle-of-2024-ai-drove-significant-restructuring-across-sectors/">The great R&D reshuffle of 2024: AI drove significant restructuring across sectors</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/the-great-rd-reshuffle-of-2024-ai-drove-significant-restructuring-across-sectors/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_914296674-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75427" alt="Digital disruption challenges traditional models. Innovative solutions redefine industries." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>From enterprise software to drug discovery, artificial intelligence is triggering seismic shifts in corporate R&D strategies. SAP is investing €2 billion annually in AI while planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs. OpenAI is pivoting from its nonprofit roots toward a for-profit model valued at $80 billion. Hardware giants like Intel and AMD are slashing…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Hardware giants cut 20,000+ jobs in 2024 as industry double down on AI"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 14, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/hardware-giants-cut-20000-jobs-in-2024-as-industry-double-down-on-ai/">Hardware giants cut 20,000+ jobs in 2024 as industry double down on AI</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/hardware-giants-cut-20000-jobs-in-2024-as-industry-double-down-on-ai/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_979998867-368x300.webp" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75417" alt="layoffs" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for hardware companies. For a handful of hardware companies, 2024 was a tough year. Intel, Dell, AMD, IBM jointly cut more than 23,000 jobs this year. Intel alone slashed 15,000 positions as it targeted $10 billion in cost savings by 2025. The PC…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="24 R&D trends that redefined 2024"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 13, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/24-rd-trends-that-redefined-2024/">24 R&D trends that redefined 2024</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/24-rd-trends-that-redefined-2024/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/collage-368x300.webp" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75411" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>In many respects, 2024 was a year of building upon the foundations laid by previous technological and scientific advances. While AI continued to evolve at a rapid clip, progress was in many ways more incremental than last year when GPT-4 redefined expectations for genAI. But AI continues to make definable improvements across a range of…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="R&D Market Pulse: Chip wars heat up with TSMC curbing AI chip exports to China as DuPont rides semiconductor surge"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Tim Studt</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 11, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/rd-market-pulse-chip-wars-heat-up-with-tsmc-curbing-ai-chip-exports-to-china-as-dupont-rides-semiconductor-surge/">R&D Market Pulse: Chip wars heat up with TSMC curbing AI chip exports to China as DuPont rides semiconductor surge</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/rd-market-pulse-chip-wars-heat-up-with-tsmc-curbing-ai-chip-exports-to-china-as-dupont-rides-semiconductor-surge/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/newsroom-intel-arl-chip-4_1920-1080-368x300.avif" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75313" alt="Intel Core Ultra 200S series processor family [Intel]" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The R&D World Index climbed modestly this week thanks to Intel’s substantial gains and strategic expansions in Asia. At the same time, automotive heavyweight Honda faced significant setbacks, highlighting a week of contrasting fortunes in the R&D landscape. The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 8, 2024, closed at 3,918.29 for the…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="This week in AI research: TSMC’s restrictions on AI chip sales to China escalate tech tensions"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 8, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/this-week-in-ai-research-tsmcs-restrictions-on-ai-chip-sales-to-china-escalate-tech-tensions/">This week in AI research: TSMC’s restrictions on AI chip sales to China escalate tech tensions</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/this-week-in-ai-research-tsmcs-restrictions-on-ai-chip-sales-to-china-escalate-tech-tensions/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tsmc-chip-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75287" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The US-China tech war is escalating on the silicon front. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s top chipmaker, will halt production of specific AI chips for Chinese customers, complying with intensifying U.S. efforts to restrict China’s access to silicon to drive its own AI research. This move, effective Monday, throws another wrench into the…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="From NVIDIA to SAP: How 25 global AI patent leaders fared in 2024"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 5, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/ai-patent-quality-metrics-2024/">From NVIDIA to SAP: How 25 global AI patent leaders fared in 2024</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/ai-patent-quality-metrics-2024/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/download-18-1-368x300.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75268" alt="top 25 AI patent winners of 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>NVIDIA’s dominance in the AI hardware landscape is undeniable. The company has a solid IP strategy, too, with a portfolio of 273 granted AI patents across seven internationally jurisdictions as of late October 2024. NVIDIA’s stock has soared 187.6% so far this year, driving its market capitalization to $3.43 trillion. In addition, data center segment,…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="R&D Market Pulse: Volvo/Daimler embrace digital alliance, VW restructures, Toyota bets on AI"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/tstudt/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Tim Studt</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 4, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/rd-market-pulse-volvo-daimler-embrace-digital-alliance-vw-restructures-toyota-bets-on-ai/">R&D Market Pulse: Volvo/Daimler embrace digital alliance, VW restructures, Toyota bets on AI</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/rd-market-pulse-volvo-daimler-embrace-digital-alliance-vw-restructures-toyota-bets-on-ai/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/vg_dt_signing_1860x1050_1-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75257" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 1, 2024, closed at 3,855.65 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.70% (or -107.16 basis points). Eight RDWI members gained value last week from 0.16% (Alibaba) to 8.36% (AbbVie). Seventeen RDWI members lost value the previous from -0.43% (Cisco) to…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Quality vs. quantity: US and China chart different paths in global AI patent race in 2024"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 3, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/quality-vs-quantity-us-and-china-chart-different-paths-in-global-ai-patent-race-in-2024/">Quality vs. quantity: US and China chart different paths in global AI patent race in 2024</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/quality-vs-quantity-us-and-china-chart-different-paths-in-global-ai-patent-race-in-2024/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-03-at-12.44.24 PM-368x300.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75250" alt="AI patent leaders" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>China may be winning the AI patent race in terms of sheer volume, with almost 13,000 granted patents, but the U.S. (8,609 patents) dominates in terms of impact. American AI patents are cited nearly seven times more often than Chinese patents (13.18 vs 1.90 average citations). Many Chinese firms like the Industrial and Commercial Bank…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Banking on AI: Financial firms break into 2024’s top 50 patent leaders"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 1, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/banking-on-ai-financial-firms-break-into-2024s-top-50-patent-leaders/">Banking on AI: Financial firms break into 2024’s top 50 patent leaders</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/banking-on-ai-financial-firms-break-into-2024s-top-50-patent-leaders/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AdobeStock_624857303-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75246" alt="Concept of Strategy business ideas for Innovation planning and p" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The first month of 2024 reveals an AI patent landscape that extends well beyond Silicon Valley’s traditional dominance. While semiconductor firms like Intel Corporation (1,212 patents) and tech giants IBM (489 patents) and Samsung Electronics (684 patents) lead in sheer numbers based on an analysis of IFI Claims/BigQuery data, financial services firms have emerged as…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Wiley backs Potato’s vision to win over skeptical scientists with trustable AI research assistant"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 31, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wiley-backs-potatos-vision-to-win-over-skeptical-scientists-with-trustable-ai-research-assistant/">Wiley backs Potato’s vision to win over skeptical scientists with trustable AI research assistant</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wiley-backs-potatos-vision-to-win-over-skeptical-scientists-with-trustable-ai-research-assistant/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AdobeStock_85799278-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75241" alt="Fresh potato with skin on white background" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>A 2016 survey by Nature found that over 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist’s experiments, and more than half have failed to reproduce their own. One significant challenge contributing to this crisis is the difficulty scientists face in understanding experimental parameters across studies. “The basic problem was massive amounts of…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Why o1-preview and o1-mini are like a STEM Rottweiler"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 31, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/why-o1-preview-and-o1-mini-are-like-a-stem-rottweiler/">Why o1-preview and o1-mini are like a STEM Rottweiler</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/why-o1-preview-and-o1-mini-are-like-a-stem-rottweiler/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AdobeStock_36446616-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75239" alt="Rottweiler" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>In the past month, I’ve spent considerable time with OpenAI’s o1 models, and I’ve come to think of them as the Rottweilers of the genAI world: powerful, occasionally stubborn, and requiring special handling. When they work well, they can be capable underlings—but they require a firm hand and careful attention to detail. And they can…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="New architecture aims to bring AI to edge IoT devices"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">R&D Editors</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 31, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/new-architecture-aims-to-bring-ai-to-edge-iot-devices/">New architecture aims to bring AI to edge IoT devices</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/new-architecture-aims-to-bring-ai-to-edge-iot-devices/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="200" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image2-368x200.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-75233" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Researchers in Japan have developed an inventive approach to address the challenge of implementing artificial intelligence (AI) on resource-constrained edge devices, paving the way for more sophisticated and efficient Internet of Things (IoT) systems. 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