Apple snaps up self-learning AI video startup Vilynx to improve Siri, Photos and other services
Vilynx’s AI-powered technology makes video search easier.
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Camera+ harnesses the power of machine learning to perform sorcery on your photos
One of the best camera and image-editing apps has gotten even better with the addition of the AI-powered ML Magic feature.
Apple snaps up Canadian machine learning startup Inductiv to work on Siri and AI projects
Apple has so far acquired over a dozen companies in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning in an effort to improve Siri.
Pixelmator Pro gains machine learning-powered image resolution boost
Zooming and enhancing images like they do in all those cheesy police dramas is now a reality, sort of.
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
An upcoming iOS software update will give users controls to choose whether they would like to participate in the grading process or not, according to the company.
Google’s AI expert Ian Goodfellow joins Apple as a director of machine learning
If Apple continues to poach Google’s best experts like this guy, who was one of the search giant’s top minds in artificial intelligence, maybe it stands a chance of fixing Siri after all.
Apple names John Giannandrea to its executive team as SVP of ML and AI Strategy
The promotion highlights the growing importance of machine learning and artificial intelligence at the Cupertino firm.
How Siri recognizes obscurely named points of interest like local restaurants & businesses
Siri’s speech recognition system is paired with a bunch of geolocation-based language models allowing the smart assistant to recognize obscurely named places on a map.
Will Apple’s new AI chief fix Siri?
Apple has a new chief that will oversee Apple’s strategy for artificial intelligence and machine learning, who’s also supposed to fixate many shortcomings of Apple’s underpowered digital assistant.
Google Photos will colorize your B&W photos, help you remove background colors & more
Google Photos will get one-tap actions, work with your favorite apps and devices, change black-and-white shots into color and help you remove background colors from an image.
Google News is rolling out overhauled, artificially intelligent iPhone app with subscriptions & more
The new app replaces Google’s existing Play Newsstand and News & Weather apps and includes AI-powered recommenations and features like Full Coverage.
