Apple Acquires Israeli AI Startup Q.ai to Enhance Audio Technology
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Apple has acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai, which specializes in imaging and machine learning technologies focused on audio processing, particularly interpreting whispered speech and enhancing audio in noisy environments. This acquisition comes as Apple competes with Meta and Google in the AI hardware race, aiming to gain an edge in the audio sector.
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· 3 pulledApple, Meta, and Google are locked in a fierce battle to lead the next wave of AI, and they've recently increased their focus on hardware.
With its latest acquisition of the AI startup Q.ai, Apple aims to gain an edge, particularly in the audio sector.
Apple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup specializing in imaging and machine learning, particularly technologies that enable devices to interpret whispered speech and enhance audio in noisy environments.
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