A This week's announcement that it's hired Google's Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Search Chief, John Giannandrea, to head the iPhone-maker's machine learning and AI strategy moving forward, according to a report by The New York Times .
Mr. Giannandrea, who joined Google back in 2010 when the Mountain View, California search-giant acquires Metaweb (where he served as Chief Technical Officer) Assistant, Gmail and more.
"Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, in an email to his staff which was obtained by The New York Times. "
A 53-year-old native of Scotland who's known affectiately by colleagues as JG, Mr. Giannandrea will be amg Apple's top 16 executives …