Reuters Science News Summary
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Apple sees its mobile devices as platform for artificial intelligence
Apple Inc sees its mobile devices as a major platform for artificial intelligence in the future, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams said on Monday. Later this week, Apple is set to begin taking pre-orders for its new smartphone, the iPhone X - which starts at $999 and uses artificial intelligence (AI) features embedded in the company´s latest A11 chips.
Amazon backs German artificial intelligence research hub
Amazon.com will open an artificial intelligence research center in the German university city of Tuebingen, creating 100 jobs over the next five years. It joins BMW, Bosch, Daimler, Facebook and Porsche in backing a German initiative launched last year and focused on areas such as robotics, machine learning and computer vision.
