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AI Race Heats Up With Apple’s Purchase Of Emotient

If Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google can detect what you want, then Apple (AAPL) may soon know how you feel. Apple confirmed Thursday that it bought Emotient, an artificial intelligence company whose cloud-based services can read facial expressions in an attempt to determine a person’s true response to ads, products and experiences. A representative for the tech giant on Thursday told the Wall Street Journal it bought the company, although it was unclear

Facebook, Alphabet Stake Claims In Virtual Reality

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google and Facebook (FB) are taking early leadership positions in virtual reality, according to investment bank FBR & Co., which weighed in on Thursday after attending this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And more marketers attending CES this year said they intend to boost ad dollars spent on Google’s YouTube video platform, FBR & Co. analyst William Bird wrote Thursday in an industry note. “Facebook — through

T-Mobile Legere To YouTube: Binge On Not ‘Bad Thing’

T-Mobile US is firing back at critics of its Binge On video service, critics that include Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL) and its YouTube streaming website. T-Mobile (TMUS) CEO John Legere, in a video posted Thursday on T-Mobile’s website, says the Binge On service does not favor Netflix (NFLX), Time Warner’s (TWX) HBO or any other service. Binge On is exempt from monthly data caps T-Mobile normally imposes on subscribers, a policy that critics say