Apple buys artificial intelligence startup Emotient: WSJ

(Reuters) – Apple Inc bought Emotient Inc, an artificial intelligence startup that reads people’s emotions by analyzing facial expressions, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report did not specify the financial terms of the deal. The tech giant’s plans for Emotient were not immediately clear, the Journal reported, confirming the news with an Apple spokeswoman.Emotient’s software reads the expressions of individuals and crowds to gain insights that can be used by adve