Samsung bought Kngine - a search engine using AI that will help improve Bixby

By: Elena Shcherban | 06.03.2018, 17:53
Samsung bought Kngine - a search engine using AI that will help improve Bixby

AT   Samsung Electronics reported   that the division of Samsung Research America acquired 100% of the shares of the start-up Kngine.

What is Kngine

The company is based in   Egypt and   is developing its own search engine of the same name. This search engine works with   using artificial intelligence and   can understand and   analyze user questions and   give on   they have the most accurate answers.

AT   Kngine assure that their   The search engine works almost like a human brain, constantly processes new content in   Internet and   thus expanding its knowledge base.

AT   In 2014, Samsung Next   Vodafone Ventures Egypt invested in   Kngine, and   at   October last year, Samsung bought a start-up. Financial details of the transaction are not yet   sound.

What is it for?

FROM   using this and   other purchases in   Samsung want to develop in   sphere of AI   and   improve his voice assistant Bixby. Recall, in a few years, as promised in   Samsung , Bixby will not   only in   smartphones, but   and   in   of all the company's products.

Source: The Investor