Apple
Apple acquires Laserlike, an ML startup that might make Siri smarter — VentureBeat
Apple has acquired a small machine learning startup called Laserlike, writes Jeremy Horowitz.
Here is the link: https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/13/apple-bought-laserlike-an-ml-startup-that-might-make-siri-smarter/
Spotify is asking European regulators to help it fight Apple – just before Apple launches a big new subscription service — Recode
Spotify has filed a formal complaint with the EU, writes Peter Kafka.
Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/3/13/18263519/spotify-apple-antitrust-ec-eu-subscription-streaming-launch
How Apple’s enterprise app program became the new wild west of mobile apps — The Verge
Apple dug a tunnel beneath the App Store, and the rats are getting through, writes Nick Statt.
Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18232583/apple-ios-developer-enterprise-program-store-mobile-apps
Angela Ahrendts leaves; Apple names Deirdre O’Brien new retail head
Deirdre O’Brien, a 30-year Apple veteran, will lead Apple’s Retail and People teams.
The inventor of the hololens just left Apple — Variety
AR/VR pioneer and Hololens co-inventor Avi Bar-Zeev has left Apple, writes Janko Roettgers.
Here is the link: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/hololens-inventor-bar-zeev-leaves-apple-1203127715/