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USPTO denies OpenAI’s attempts to trademark ‘ChatGPT’ and ‘GPT’

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The trademark examining attorney wrote, in part: … Internet evidence shows that “CHAT” means “a synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.” OpenAI’s brand guidelines currently prevent partners and developers from using “GPT” in their product or app names “because it confuses end users.”

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CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off their latest tech gadgets and services

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The Seattle tech giant will promote a slate of products and services across e-commerce, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, internet of things, and high-tech retail, as well as vehicle technology. based company provides net-generation WiFi, internet, voice and data solutions. Ant Reality. The Redmond, Wash.-based IO Intelligence.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

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The 1990s: Founding myth 1990: Mike Lynch, an academic in Cambridge, England, borrows—or so the legend goes—£2,000 to start Cambridge Neurodynamics, going on to develop the software that would later give rise to Autonomy. March 2004: Autonomy acquires NativeMinds and Cardiff Software. 1996: Lynch sets up Autonomy Corporation in the UK.

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Why F5 and Tempered Networks founder Jeff Hussey left retirement and ‘bought’ himself a job

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“I don’t think we have the programming to collaborate and develop new ideas that are creative when we are not together.”. Back in 1996, Hussey gambled on the belief that the internet would keep taking off and launched F5 Networks, which as a startup set out to manage and improve internet traffic.

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The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

and virtual worlds | Main | Strategy in a networked world for professional service firms » The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? Ross Dawson, December 11, 2007 2:04 PM US PT Several media executives have asked me about the convergence of the Internet and TV over the last couple of months.

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Mobiles leapfrog the fixed internet in Africa - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

One of the many insights on this fascinating trip was how mobiles are leapfrogging the Internet across Africa. Across the continent, and even in relatively developed South Africa, fixed broadband Internet is difficult to access, expensive, and unreliable.

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Global comparisons: Why bandwidth drives Internet participation - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

However the speed of Internet access varies substantially, by a factor of almost five across the countries covered. The second chart shows an unambiguous correlation between bandwidth and time spent online, underlining the debate in Australia and other countries about the impact of low bandwidth Internet access.