Apple recently acquired Ascend.io, an agentic AI engineering startup, as revealed by a new EU acquisition report. The deal, typical of an acquihire, grants Apple the right to hire certain employees and a non-exclusive license to Ascend's intellectual property and patents. Ascend.io, founded in 2015, describes itself as "the first Agentic Data Engineering platform," utilizing AI agents to automate tedious data engineering tasks.
The company's mission was to make data engineering delightful through declarative pipeline technology and unified platforms. Earlier this month, Apple also acquired an AI music startup. These acquisitions highlight Apple's growing focus on agentic AI and data engineering capabilities.
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Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing