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\tApple acquired AI-powered podcast app Scout FM, Bloomberg reported, apparently looking to counter moves by music streaming rival Spotify to beef-up its own broadcast audio content offerings.<\/p>\n

The media outlet noted Scout FM was available on a range of platforms including Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant, Android and iOS. It employs AI to curate content based on users’ preferences.<\/p>\n

Spotify raised the profile of podcasts [1] on its app earlier this year, as part of a move to grab users through increased personalisation.<\/p>\n

But the acquisition also taps a broader trend from Apple to strengthen its AI capabilities, following purchases of start-ups Xnor.ai [2] at the beginning of the year, and AI image processing company Spectral Edge [3] in late 2019.<\/p>\n

Financial details of the Scout FM move were not disclosed, Bloomberg reported, adding the podcast service had been halted following the acquisition.<\/p>\n

It was founded in 2017 and raised $1.4 million in rounds conducted in 2018 and in 2020, data from business information platform Crunchbase showed.<\/p>\n

TechCrunch reported Advancit, Bloomberg Beta and Precursor Ventures were among its backers.<\/p>\n

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