03/16/2024
Canadian startup DarwinAI has been bought by Apple who plan to use the technology to bolster the iPhone maker's generative AI push this year.
Already some of their employees have joined Apple as a result of the acquisition, with Darwin's VP of People Operations and COO moving into Apple's machine learning division. The purchase also brings University of Waterloo AI researcher Alexander Wong, who previously helped build the startup, to the tech giant.
DarwinAI, which previously helped Intel to accelerate their hardware using artificial intelligence, is joining up just as Apple is anticipated to announce some major generative AI features this year with its iOS 18 software update and by exploring the potential of adding AI to AirPods, among other things. For more, head to PCMag.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-quietly-buys-ai-startup-adds-execs-to-ai-division