Apple has planted a new flag in Seattle.
The California tech giant acquired Turi, an artificial intelligence and machine learning startup, GeekWire reported Friday.
Turi provides tools for app developers and data scientists, including a machine learning platform, sentiment analysis tools and other big data learning algorithms.
GeekWire predicted that such technologies could be useful in Apple’s efforts to improve Siri. The personal assistant technology was only recently introduced into the Mac operating system.
Apple did not confirm the acquisition in a request for comment.
“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” an Apple spokesperson told Mashable. Read more…
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