Apple is continuing to add to its team of machine learning experts in Cupertino. TechCrunch reports that Apple has acquired Tuplejump, which describes itself as a service that “presents all your data in a familiar format” on their now-removed website. An Apple spokesperson gave TC the usual non-denial confirmation regarding the acquisition:
The report notes that Tuplejump is based in part in India as well as the United States and doesn’t disclose the terms of the acquisition. It does include this, however:
While machine learning hasn’t been in Apple’s public vocabulary much until recently, several key Apple execs including Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi recently did a lengthy interview with Backchannel discussing Apple’s approach to machine learning with its products.
Apple has also been adding to its portfolio several artificial intelligence and machine learning experts through M&A: Perceptio, VocalIQ, Mapsense, Emotient, Coherent Navigation, Semetric, and Turi just to name a few.
Apple currently uses machine learning throughout its products for features like palm rejection with the Apple Pencil and various intelligence features in iOS 10 and macOS Sierra.
Image via Backchannel
