[HN Gopher] Apple acquires secretive Q.AI startup for $2B
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       Apple acquires secretive Q.AI startup for $2B
        
       Author : myth_drannon
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2026-01-29 18:37 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (9to5mac.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (9to5mac.com)
        
       | ericmcer wrote:
       | "Based on patent filings, Q.ai has built machine-learning tech
       | for audio and "silent" voice input, including systems designed to
       | understand to improve communication in noisy or difficult
       | environments."
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       | Good? Based on my recent experience the native iOS functionality
       | around voice activity detection, echo cancellation and
       | transcription is horrendous. If they could ship devices that had
       | anywhere near the quality you can get with a bespoke stack to
       | handle the audio data it would be impressive.
        
       | bsimpson wrote:
       | dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46814773
        
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