By Greg Bensinger and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Amazon.com hired away artificial intelligence startup Adept’s co-founders and some of its team in a move that echoes one by rival Microsoft, as it seeks to battle a perception that it is playing catch-up in AI. Adept said in a blog post Friday that cofounder and CEO David […]
AI startup Adept has been in talks with Microsoft, sources say
Adept, a two-year old AI startup that has raised more than $400 million in funding, has been in talks with Microsoft, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Microsoft, an investor in Adept who has a commercial agreement with the startup, said that the software maker has no plans to acquire Adept. “We have […]