Apple reportedly acquires AI startup Turi in what may be an effort to boost Siri
 

Apple reportedly acquires AI startup Turi in what may be an effort to boost Siri
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Apple has planted a new flag in Seattle.

The California tech giant acquired Turi, an artificial intelligence and machine learning startup, GeekWire reported Friday.

Turi provides tools for app developers and data scientists, including a machine learning platform, sentiment analysis tools and other big data learning algorithms.*

GeekWire predicted that such tech**logies could be useful in Apple's efforts to improve Siri. The personal assistant tech**logy was only recently introduced into the Mac operating system.*

Apple did **t confirm the acquisition in a request for comment.*

"Apple buys smaller tech**logy companies from time to time, and we generally do **t discuss our purpose or plans," an Apple spokesperson told Mashable.* Read more...

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