Apple continues bolstering its artificial intelligence and machine learning talent with new acquisitions, the latest being an alleged purchase of Inductiv.
Apple snaps up Canadian machine learning startup Inductiv to work on Siri and AI projects
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Apple cancels Xnor.ai’s Pentagon contract for military drone work after acquisition
Apple has reportedly canceled Xnor.ai’s involvement in the US Department of Defense's Project Maven following its recent acquisition of the company.
Photoshop for iPad adds automated one-tap subject selection
Photoshop maker Adobe today announced that a smart subject selection feature powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning is now available in Photoshop for iPad, the app's second major feature addition since its launch at the Adobe MAX conference in November.
Apple stops Siri grading program globally, future iOS update to provide opt-in/out controls
In response to privacy concerns raised a few days ago in an article by the British newspaper the Guardian, Apple has temporarily suspended the Siri grading program globally, saying that an upcoming iOS software update will give its customers new controls so they could choose whether they would like to participate in the grading process or not.
Google’s AI expert Ian Goodfellow joins Apple as a director of machine learning
Google's artificial intelligence expert Ian Goodfellow has joined Apple's Special Projects Group as a director of machine learning.
Google’s creepy human-sounding AI that can book a reservation for you is coming to iPhone
Google's human-sounding AI helper which stole the show at Google I/O 2018 by making an erringly realistically sounding phone call to a hair salon is coming to your iPhone soon.
Apple buys patents from defunct home security camera maker Lighthouse AI
Apple recently snapped up a batch of US patents from Lighthouse AI, a defunct home security camera company that shuttered a few months ago. The acquired IP portfolio includes crucial patents related to the depth sensing technology used by Lighthouse's cameras.
Apple names John Giannandrea to its executive team as SVP of ML and AI Strategy
John Giannandrea, Google's former search chief, was promoted today to Apple's executive team as Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Strategy, becoming one of 16 executives who report directly to CEO Tim Cook.
Apple snaps up Silk Labs which makes lightweight AI for smart cameras and speakers
Apple has quietly acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup called Silk Labs, The Information reported yesterday citing sources familiar with the plans.
Will Apple’s new AI chief fix Siri?
Apple recently poached Google’s former head of search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the 53-year-old Scottish engineer John Giannandrea, and now we know precisely what he's been tasked with doing at the Cupertino company.
Google Translate for iPhone picks up AI-powered offline mode supporting 59 languages
Thanks to on-device artificial intelligence, the Google Translate app for iOS is now able to deliver high-quality translations even when you don't have access to an Internet connection.
Amazon is selling scary new facial recognition technology to law enforcement
Amazon has developed a powerful new facial recognition technology, reports ACLU NorCal. The service is called "Rekognition," and it analyzes people in real time, quickly scanning information it collects against databases featuring tens of millions of faces. It's capable of recognizing up to 100 people in a single image, and the scary part is that Amazon markets the service to law enforcement and is actively helping governments deploy it.