米Google、顔認識技術のRiyaを買収？

Niall Kennedy's Weblogによると、米Googleが顔認識技術を持つ新興企業Riyaを4億ドル近くで買収するという。この事実はまだ確認されていないが(11/21時点)、買収が事実であればGoogleは写真検索を強化することができる。

Riya
http://www.riya.com/

Photo service Riya has been acquired by Google for close to $40 million according to sources involved with the company. Riya uses face recognition technology to identify people in photos. The system can also recognize text such as street signs. Google likes using algorithms to solve complex problems, so the acquisition seems like a good fit. Om Malik has done some additional digging on the deal's details. [Niall Kennedy's Weblog]