Cybersecurity

ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Sexual Deviants

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced arrests of criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious offenses including murder, attempted lewdness with a child, aggravated sexual battery, sexual penetration with animate object by force, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrests coincided with the one-year anniversary of the re-opening of ICE's Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, which was originally launched under the first Trump administration and subsequently closed by the Biden administration.

Model Based Ranging Localization, Patent Filed

Model Based Ranging Localization, Patent Filed

Authority-Based LLM Training Patent Application US20260099716A1

USPTO published patent application US20260099716A1 by inventors Anna Luti and Paolo Antinori, covering an authority-based training process for large language models. The system generates data quality metrics and authority scores for training samples to dynamically adjust weights during LLM training. The application was filed on October 3, 2024, under CPC classification G06N 3/0895.

NEC Corporation Predicts Language Model Performance Across Multiple Languages

NEC Corporation has obtained USPTO Patent Application US20260099714A1 for a prediction device that forecasts language model performance when trained across multiple languages. The device acquires model size, training data amount, and target language ratio to predict model loss using a function combining model size, training data, and a power of the target language ratio. The patent covers 5 CPC classifications including G06N 3/084 and G06F 18/24147.

System and Method for Flowchart-Guided Dialogue Leveraging Large Language Models

The USPTO published patent application US20260099715A1 assigned to Openstream Inc., covering a system and method for improving large language model performance in flowchart-guided dialogues. The invention integrates flowcharts into dialogue generation to handle both structured and unstructured conversations, including user digressions from predefined dialogue paths. The application was filed on September 22, 2025.

ML-Directed Evolution Using Protein Language Models and CNN

Solugen, Inc. published patent application US20260099710A1 for a machine learning method used in protein engineering. The method generates fitness libraries using protein language model-guided site selection, trains convolutional neural networks to predict protein fitness, and optimizes sequences through phase transition-based algorithms with heating and cooling cycles.

AI Machine Learning Patent for Detecting Trade Spoofing Patterns

The USPTO has published patent application US20260099711A1 filed by Trading Technologies International, Inc. covering artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for processing trading data to detect trade spoofing patterns. The application describes using semi-supervised machine learning with positively labeled and unlabeled training data to develop classification models distinguishing spoofing behavior from legitimate trading. Clustering techniques segment trading activity into assessable bursts for potential spoofing status. The application was filed on October 10, 2025, under application number 19355773.

Prediction Device Optimizes Language Model Learning Epochs

NEC Corporation filed patent application US20260099713A1 for a prediction device that optimizes the number of learning epochs for language models. The device includes an acquisition unit to obtain calculation resource constraints and target language resource amounts, along with a prediction unit that forecasts epoch ranges to minimize learning loss.

Machine Learning Model Compression Patent Application

USPTO published patent application US20260099712A1 for Salesforce, Inc. on April 9, 2026. The application covers techniques for compressing machine learning models by removing and replacing blocks while preserving outputs, enabling execution on low-resource devices. The inventors are Romain Cosentino, Sarath Shekkizhar, Damjan Kalajdzievski, and Adam Earle.

Wells Fargo Bank Patent on Blockchain Universal Resolver

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has filed patent application US20260100855A1 for a blockchain universal resolver system that generates universal unique identifiers for users across multiple blockchain registries. The system receives provider institution identifiers and user identifiers from two separate blockchain registries and determines a universal unique identifier recorded on a third distributed ledger.