So Google didn’t buy them? This always struck me as a tech Apple would want in their phones, at 4MB though, apparently not.
Also for a very large company, $40 million isn’t a lot.
It was a acquihire. Buy the talent, kill the company.
The reports I heard is 'buy 30% of the talent'
Since iOS 11 depth data is exposed in portrait photos allowing the focus point to be altered. It’s very effective.
You need an app though because it’s not possible in the Photos app (yet?) e.g. Focos
Apple bought PrimeSense - the company that owned the depth camera technology used in MS' Kinect - in 2013. I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone uses a descendant of the Kinect.