RealNetworks, a streaming video pioneer that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s but has been relatively quiet over the past decade, announced new software that uses facial recognition to identify people in videos–including celebrities in YouTube and Netflix clips. The release shows how RealNetworks is aiming to reinvent itself by weaving artificial intelligence into its products, while also...
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