Apple has acquired machine learning startup Inductiv, Inc to improve Siri, machine learning, and Apple’s data science endeavors (via Bloomberg).
Inductiv
Inductiv created technology to automate identification and correcting errors in data, which is important for accurate machine learning models. It was co-founded by professors from Stanford University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Other recent Apple acquisitions include Dark Sky, NextVR, and Voysis.