Apple has bought yet another company that they may do something nifty with. Apple has purchased Realface, a cybertechnology startup whose facial recognition technology can be used to authenticate users. This is Apple’s fourth acquisition in Israel and the deal is estimated to be worth a couple of million of dollars. Realface was established in […]
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It’s a rumor, but there could be some truth to it. Cowen’s Timothy Arcuri has released a note stating that the next-gen iPhone will gain a front-facing sensor that will be used for both facial and gesture recognition. Arcuri informed the firm’s clients that the expected iPhone 8 will include a new 5.8-inch model with […]
Apple has entered the world of academia. Last week, the company published its first scholarly research paper with an article covering methods of improving recognition in computer vision systems, marking a new direction for the traditionally secretive company. The paper, titled “Learning from Simulated and Unsupervised Images through Adversarial Training,” was submitted for review in […]
The idea of an edge-to-edge screen on the iPhone 7 is a concept at this point. But it’s a pretty cool concept, you have to admit. The current rumor has it that the iPhone 7 will sport a very similar look to the iPhone 6s line, an assortment of major form factor changes arriving in […]
It’s hard to say what Apple plans to do with the small companies it invariably buys, but the speculation gets interesting. Most recently, Apple has purchased Emotient Inc., A startup that uses artificial-intelligence technology to read people’s emotions by analyzing facial expressions. Emotient itself has been sold to advertisers to help assess viewer reactions to […]