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Apple acquires French startup Datakalab, may have gained additional AI, computer vision tools

As is sometimes the custom, Apple may have snagged yet another company that specializes in artificial intelligence to help move it closer to its technological milestones. Apple is reported to have acquired Datakalab, a Paris, France-based startup specializing in both AI compression as well as computer vision technology. Per French business magazine Challenges, the acquisition […]

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Apple commences acquisitions, and strategic hires with focus on bringing generational AI to next-gen iPhones

While it’s sort of a generic rule of the universe that Apple sometimes makes acquisitions and staff hires to cultivate new technologies, the company has been quietly making a series of artificial intelligence-related purchases in a bid to bring on-device AI to its next-generation iPhones, According to the Financial Times, indications suggest Apple has been […]

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Apple purchases swedish firm AlgoTrim, snags image, video compression assets for mobile devices

The Apple shopping spree continues. Per Rapidus.se and TechCrunch, Apple has purchased a Swedish firm called AlgoTrim for an undisclosed price. The small company specializes in image and video, specifically JPEG, compression techniques on mobile devices which allow faster processing of images on power-constrained mobile devices. AlgoTrim develops advanced solutions for mobile devices within the […]