Pixelmator Pro launches 50% sale and teases forthcoming ML cropping

Recently updated image editor Pixelmator Pro for Mac has announced a half-price sale, and revealed a further sneak peak of its forthcoming Machine Learning-powered cropping tool.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 3

Apple was leading buyer of AI companies between 2016 and 2020

Apple was the top acquirer of artificial intelligence companies from 2016 to 2020, beating out companies like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 22

Apple Silicon 13-inch MacBook Pro nearly as fast at machine learning training as 16-inch MacBook Pro

While Apple still needs to fully optimize the M1 processor and its software for the task, a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon performed nearly as well at a machine learning test as the 16-inch MacBook Pro with dedicated Radeon graphics.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 16

Apple buys computer vision & artificial intelligence startup Vilynx for $50 million

Earlier in 2020, Apple reportedly purchased Barcelona startup Vilynx, gaining expertise and technologies related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision.

Mike Wuerthele 5 years ago 5

Deep learning networks could be used to smoothly apply art styles in Photos

Apple is developing deep machine learning systems that could smoothly apply artistic styles to images or video sequences taken on an iPhone, likely as a future feature in Photos.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Pixelmator Photo 1.4 for iPad adds Machine Learning Super Resolution

A new update to the Pixelmator Photo editor app on the iPad includes the Mac version's ability to use Machine Learning to intelligently increase resolution.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 3

Apple launches residency program for AI/ML experts

A one-year program is to see STEM graduates and industry professionals building new "high-impact" Machine Learning and AI-based products supported by Apple.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 2

Apple secretly acquired a camera startup and has already used its AR technology

Sometime between 2018 and 2019, Apple quietly acquired an Israeli computer vision company — and has already adapted its developments into current products.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Apple's John Giannandrea talks Apple Silicon, moving from Google to Apple

In a wide-ranging interview, Apple's head of Artificial Intelligence John Giannandrea states that it's "technically wrong" for AI to be processed at data centers instead of on a user's own device.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 22

Apple introduces hand, body pose detection to Vision framework for developers

Apple is updating its Vision framework in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur to allow developers to detect body and hand poses or gestures within their apps.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 4

Apple buys machine learning specialist Inductiv to bolster Siri, AI projects

Adding to a mounting number of artificial intelligence-related acquisitions, Apple in the past few weeks purchased Ontario-based Inductiv to work on Siri and machine learning initiatives.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 14

Portrait Mode on iPhone SE relies only on machine learning

Apple's new iPhone SE is the company's first — and thus far, only — iPhone to solely rely on machine learning for Portrait Mode depth estimation.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 6

Pixelmator Photo for iPad brings color matching, plus trackpad support

Pixelmator Photo for iPad has been updated with support for trackpads and other input devices in iOS 13.4, plus new machine learning-powered features that you can use to match colors between two photos.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 0

Research into Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant voice tech reveals bias in training data

Speech recognition systems from major tech companies have a harder time understanding words spoken by black people than the same ones spoken by whites, a new study finds.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 8

Apple, Google, Facebook lobby EU over AI regulation plans

Senior Artificial Intelligence executives from technology firms, including Apple, are in Brussels to make their case as the European Union aims to set regulations on artificial intelligence that could drastically affect machine learning globally.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 10

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