Amazon quietly acquired a Californian AI startup that can tell what's in your photos

Back in Autumn 2015, Amazon quietly acquired a Californian artificial intelligence startup that specialises in photo-recognition technology, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The publication bases its story on an unidentified source "familiar with the matter" -- as well as the fact the startup's website is now owned by an Amazon subsidiary. If you visit the website of Orbeus -- the company Amazon has apparently acquired -- now, you're greeted by by a short message saying it "is no longer taking new customers. Thank you very much for your interest and support. But last year, its website boasted that its "revolutionary image recognition technology helps computers to see like human beings."