Topic: ai acquisitions
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Apple Eyes AI Acquisitions, Says Tim Cook
Apple is accelerating its AI development through acquisitions and partnerships, with CEO Tim Cook confirming that the next-generation AI-enhanced Siri is on track for a 2024 launch. The company employs a three-part AI strategy combining in-house foundation models, collaborations with external spe...
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Apple to Ramp Up AI Investments, Says Tim Cook
Apple is increasing its focus on AI, with CEO Tim Cook announcing plans to boost investments and integrate AI more deeply into its devices, software, and services. The company is reallocating internal resources toward AI development and acquiring smaller firms to accelerate innovation, while main...
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Zendesk AI Agent Solves 80% of Customer Support Issues
Zendesk has launched a suite of AI-driven products, including an autonomous agent that resolves 80% of customer issues independently and a co-pilot system for the remaining cases. The company's strategic shift to AI-focused support was enabled by key acquisitions, such as Hyperarc, Klaus, and Ult...
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Snowflake to Acquire Observability Platform Observe
Snowflake is acquiring Observe to integrate its observability platform, aiming to provide a unified solution for collecting and analyzing telemetry data to improve issue resolution. The deal, valued at around $1 billion, represents Snowflake's largest acquisition and deepens a long-standing partn...
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Political Chatbots & Gene Editing Ads: The Download
Political campaigns are using AI chatbots to engage voters, raising concerns about misinformation and the need for regulation to protect democratic processes. Direct-to-consumer advertising for gene-editing therapies is emerging, sparking ethical debates as it bypasses traditional medical advice ...
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Salesforce Unveils New Plan to Boost AI Agent Trust
Salesforce is expanding its platform to enhance data, governance, security, and semantics, addressing trust and reliability challenges in AI agents to support widespread adoption. Key new features include Data Cloud Context Indexing for understanding unstructured data, Clean Rooms for secure data...
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