- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reportedly bought Danish machine learning startup Spektral last year for $30M, according to a report today from local newspaper Børsen.
- Spektral’s tech uses machine learning and computer vision to remove people from video background in real time on a smartphone.
- Apple’s previous computer vision acquisitions have included eye-tracking tech company SensoMotoric Instruments last year and AR lens company Akonia Holographics last month.
- Last year, Apple released a new version of its free Clips video editing app that included Selfie Scenes, which allowed users to drop out the real-world background for a different environment. Results varied with the feature, which sometimes just removed the person, too.
- Apple shares are down 1.4% on a weak day for the tech sector.
- Previously: Apple scoops up AR lenses startup (Aug. 30)
- Previously: Apple confirms acquisition of AR tech company (June 27, 2017)
- Now read: Apple: Another Tailwind Continues
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