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has acquired Israeli artificial intelligence startup Q.ai, a company representative confirmed on Thursday. No purchase price was disclosed.
Q.ai was secretive and had not publicly shared a product, but its website suggests it was working on something related to audio. The startup was led by CEO Aviad Maizels, who previously sold PrimeSense to Apple in 2013.
“We’re thrilled to acquire the company, with Aviad at the helm, and are even more excited for what’s to come,” Johny Srouji, Apple senior vice president of hardware technologies, told Reuters, which first reported the news. Srouji leads Apple’s chip development.
The company was backed by investors including GV (Google
