Patents to Insights

Our weekly newsletter breaks down hot patents into plain English to help you spot new business ideas before they go mainstream.

Patents to Insights

Our weekly newsletter breaks down hot patents into plain English to help you spot new business ideas before they go mainstream.

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Apple paid $2 billion for a lip reading company?

May 17, 2026

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6 min read

Apple paid $2 billion for a lip reading company?

What Apple bought when it bought Q.ai

Jun 14, 2026

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6 min read

Your Closet Holds A Chemistry Problem

And we’re not talking about your outfit choices!

Apr 26, 2026

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10 min read

The Metaverse Died. Long Live XR.

This week, we zoom out on XR, from Meta’s losses to the patents shaping what comes next.

Past Posts

Oct 18, 2026

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7 min read

Something's in the air...

And you're about to drink it!

Oct 11, 2026

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10 min read

Free balloons, strings attached

Is this the bubble-pop we should really be worried about?

Oct 4, 2026

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8 min read

A penny for your thoughts

The University of Texas can read your mind.

Sep 27, 2026

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7 min read

PlayStation? More like PayStation!

Press X to pay respects... and tap to pay

Sep 20, 2026

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9 min read

Waymo's shortcut

Waymo's new system consolidates five sensor feeds and multiple software programs into a single AI model for trajectory prediction.

Sep 13, 2026

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8 min read

Robots can smell you now

They are stealing the beagle’s job

Sep 6, 2026

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6 min read

This Robot Can Find Your Lost Wallet

And it knows who moved it!

Aug 30, 2026

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7 min read

Spilling The Beans On A $94m Bet

The start-up patenting its way out of the shrinking coffee belt

Aug 23, 2026

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7 min read

Is This Start-Up Freezing People?

Coldest tech with the hottest Series A

Aug 16, 2026

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7 min read

Ground control to Major Cloud

Someone should tell Major Tom his job has been automated.

The Joint Venture Looking Beyond Knee-Jerk Fixes

Aug 9, 2026

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8 min read

The Joint Venture Looking Beyond Knee-Jerk Fixes

Your knee's next repair crew has a suspicious résumé.

Aug 2, 2026

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8 min read

The battery that outlives you

Turning nuclear waste to forever batteries

FIFA Edition: The Spanish Patent Of The Beautiful Game.

Jul 26, 2026

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7 min read

FIFA Edition: The Spanish Patent Of The Beautiful Game.

Livin la vida fútbol loca!

Jul 19, 2026

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7 min read

The Secret AI In Your Breakout Room

It's been in six other rooms today, and it has thoughts.

Jul 12, 2026

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6 min read

The Drone Dock That Ducks

And it is teaching drones to park themselves!

Patents to Insights

Patents to Insights

Featured

Apple paid $2 billion for a lip reading company?

Your Closet Holds A Chemistry Problem

The Metaverse Died. Long Live XR.

Past Posts

Something's in the air...

Free balloons, strings attached

A penny for your thoughts

PlayStation? More like PayStation!

Waymo's shortcut

Robots can smell you now

This Robot Can Find Your Lost Wallet

Spilling The Beans On A $94m Bet

Is This Start-Up Freezing People?

Ground control to Major Cloud

The Joint Venture Looking Beyond Knee-Jerk Fixes

The battery that outlives you

FIFA Edition: The Spanish Patent Of The Beautiful Game.

The Secret AI In Your Breakout Room

The Drone Dock That Ducks

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