According to CoinMeta, as reported by ITHome, Apple has acquired data engineering technology company Ascend.io in order to expand its presence in the field of artificial intelligence. According to the latest announcement from the European Commission, Apple has reached an agreement with Ascension Labs, which is the operating entity of Ascend.io. This transaction involves intellectual property licensing and some employee recruitment arrangements; Apple will gain the right to provide job opportunities for certain employees and obtain a non-exclusive license to Ascend.io's intellectual property. The official website of Ascend.io has issued a notice of cessation of operations, but Apple is not directly mentioned. The company was founded in 2015 and mainly develops enterprise data automation technologies; recently, it has expanded its business into the field of agent data engineering.