Apple Is Buying Into Artificial Intelligence

Uploaded on 2015-10-13 in NEWS-Cybersecurity News, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-IT & Telecoms, TECHNOLOGY-Key Areas-Artificial Intelligence, TECHNOLOGY--Developments

apple-yapay-zeka-gelistiricisi-vocaliqyu-satin-aldi_640x360.png

Apple Inc. has acquired a UK software startup that could give its digital assistant Siri a boost.

VocalIQ, based in Cambridge, England, has built software aimed at making it easier for people to speak to computers in a more natural way, an area in which Siri and other voice-recognition services have struggled. The company has been particularly focused on selling its product to auto manufacturers, including a partnership with General Motors Co., adding to speculation that Apple is developing its own car. Apple confirmed the acquisition. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

VocalIQ’s technology is based on machine learning, an area of artificial intelligence in which a computer improves as it ingests more information. As a person uses VocalIQ’s software, it helps a device become more accurate at predicting what commands to execute. Other technology companies, including Google Inc. and Facebook Inc., have been conducting similar research in this area.

Apple has been steadily improving Siri since its debut in 2011. While at first criticized for understanding only the most rudimentary of requests, the company has been adding features for getting sports scores, setting reminders, searching for an iPhone picture or finding directions.

Small deals are typical for Apple, which often buys a company, shuts down its product and puts its employees to work on a future product Apple is building.

Apple has also confirmed that it has acquired deep learning company Perceptio, which uses artificial intelligence to classify photos on smartphones.

According to an October 2014 article on Re/code, Perceptio’s technology enables phones to do advanced calculations without storing user data in the cloud. Its founders, Nicolas Pinto and Zak Stone also created a photo sharing app called Smoothie.

Pinto’s Twitter bio says he is a research scientist and computer science lecturer at MIT and Harvard, while Stone holds a PhD in computer vision from Harvard.
FT.com: http://bit.ly/1PpQpwJ
Techcrunch: http://tcrn.ch/1OUyAqh

 

« Who Will Step Up To Secure The Internet Of Things?
Only A Short Time Before Cyber-Attack Hits Finance »

CyberSecurity Jobsite
Perimeter 81
Cyrin

Real Attacks. Real Tools. Real Scenarios.
Schedule a demo

Go Cyber

Training that transforms behaviours

Sign Up: Cyber Security Intelligence Newsletter

Directory of Suppliers

Cyber Security Supplier Directory

Cyber Security Supplier Directory

Our Supplier Directory lists 6,000+ specialist cyber security service providers in 128 countries worldwide. IS YOUR ORGANISATION LISTED?

LockLizard

LockLizard

Locklizard provides PDF DRM software that protects PDF documents from unauthorized access and misuse. Share and sell documents securely - prevent document leakage, sharing and piracy.

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: What Is A Next-Generation Firewall And Why Does It Matter

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: What Is A Next-Generation Firewall And Why Does It Matter

See how to use next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) and how they boost your security posture.

Authentic8

Authentic8

Authentic8 transforms how organizations secure and control the use of the web with Silo, its patented cloud browser.

XYPRO Technology

XYPRO Technology

XYPRO is the market leader in HPE Non-Stop Security, Risk Management and Compliance.

SABSACourses

SABSACourses

SABSA is a development process used for solving complex problems such as IT Operations, Risk Management, Compliance & Audit functions.

Waterfall Security Solutions

Waterfall Security Solutions

Waterfall Security is focused on protecting critical infrastructure and industrial control systems from remote online cyber attacks,

Resilient Information Systems Security (RISS)

Resilient Information Systems Security (RISS)

RISS is a research group is in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London.

Security Brigade

Security Brigade

Security Brigade is an information security firm specializing in Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, Web-application Security and Source Code Security Audit.

NetLib Security

NetLib Security

NetLib Security’s powerful, patented data security platform helps companies control data loss prevention (DLP) by managing what data can be transferred outside of their network.

RHEA Group

RHEA Group

RHEA Group offers aerospace and security engineering services and solutions, system development, and technologies including cyber security.

Gallarus Industry Solutions

Gallarus Industry Solutions

Gallarus leads innovation within industrial Manufacturing, Production and Management Systems, including Cyber Security solutions specifically developed to protect against the latest cyber criminality.

Cube 5

Cube 5

The Cube 5 incubator, located at the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI), supports IT security startups and people interested in starting a business in IT security.

Hut Six Security

Hut Six Security

Train, test and track your Information Security culture through information security awareness training and customised phishing simulation campaigns.

Belcan

Belcan

Belcan is a global supplier of engineering, manufacturing & supply chain, workforce and government IT solutions to customers in the aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, and private sector.

Strike Security

Strike Security

Strike Security offers a continuous penetration testing platform that combines automation with ethical hackers.

NetScout

NetScout

NetScout offers a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity, and business intelligence solutions for today’s most demanding service provider, enterprise and government networks.

ShieldIO

ShieldIO

ShieldIO Real-Time Homomorphic Encryption™ enables your organization to reach regulatory compliance without compromising data availability.

FusionAuth

FusionAuth

FusionAuth is the customer authentication and authorization platform that makes developers' lives awesome.

Cyber Defense International (CDI)

Cyber Defense International (CDI)

At CDI, we utilize decades of experience in designing and building large-scale cybersecurity programs, creating tailored solutions and services that protect businesses from cyber threats.

SecureAck

SecureAck

From our A-Op SaaS automation platform to Managed Automation-as-a-Service (MAaaS), SecureAck offer powerful security automation the way that best suits your organisation's needs.