That's less than any other year in the Tim Cook era.
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Apple plays AI catch-up
4 years ago
4 years agoFrom "Apple the top acquirer of AI companies while other US tech giants also among the forerunners" posted Thursday by GlobalData.
In this story, Apple plays the heavy
5 years ago
5 years agoHaving failed to acquire a mom-and-pop software company, Apple tried to put it out of business.
Apple paid about $50 million for this Barcelona-based AI startup and moved its IP and people (but not the dog) to Menlo Park.
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Eight years ago I mocked a Forbes contributor for suggestion such a thing. Today, looking for something else, I stumbled across his response.
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Apple's mini buying spree
5 years ago
5 years ago"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” — Apple PR boilerplate
Apple is on an AI buying spree
5 years ago
5 years agoFrom Bloomberg's "Apple Buys Machine-Learning Startup to Improve Data Used in Siri" posted Wednesday.
Rosenblatt: Apple could acquire Disney
6 years ago
6 years agoApple makes small, strategic purchases. It does not swallow whole magic kingdoms in one gulp.
Toward a new theory of antitrust...
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This new chip, he says, could save Apple $2B per year in Qualcomm royalty fees.
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