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Apple completes acquisition of Pixelmator, Photomator image editing applications

Back in November, graphics company Pixelmator Team announced that the firm was involved in an acquisition agreements with Apple. The company has officially confirmed that it is now part of Apple. The confirmation was delivered through a software update for the Pixelmator and Photomator apps on iPhone and iPad. The announcement was followed by a […]

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Apple acquires Pixelmator, acquires company’s apps and technologies

If you love Pixelmator, so does Apple, and that could be why they bought the company. Pixelmator released the following update late last week advising its users as to the status of the company and its progress: “Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple. We’ve been inspired […]

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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 purchases DarwinAI, adds company’s resources to own development efforts

Every so often, Apple goes shopping for businesses or technologies it believes will be useful down the road. The company acquired Canada-based DarwinAI earlier this year as part of an effort to build out its AI team. DarwinAI created AI technology for inspecting components during the manufacturing process, and it also had a focus on […]

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Rumor: Microsoft may have invested an additional $10 billion into OpenAI to incorporate ChatGPT into its productivity applications

Following rumors of using OpenAI’s writing technology in its productivity applications, Microsoft is apparently now preparing to invest $10 billion into the AI company, which produces the popular text tool, ChatGPT. The investment is part of a larger funding round that involves other investors, sources close to the story told Semaphor on Tuesday. It’s currently […]