Google Buys French Startup Moodstocks To Boost AI - CXOtoday.com

Google has announced a deal to acquire Moodstock, a French startup that builds technology which helps smartphone devices recognize images and objects. The acquisition is aimed at boosting AI development of Google. Moodstock's work in computer vision and machine learning and its technology behind smartphones being able to recognize images and objects was the reason behind Google's interest. Google is among Silicon Valley titans investing in ways to get computers to see and understand the world around them the way people do. Machine learning has been woven into an array of Google offerings, such as its free language translation and photo services.