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Microsoft buys AI-powered scheduling app Genee

By TechTaffy Desk

Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Genee, an artificial intelligence-powered scheduling app for meetings. Genee uses natural language processing and optimized decision-making algorithms, says Microsoft. 

Co-founders Ben Cheung and Charles Lee, who started the company in 2014, plan to join Microsoft. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 

[Image courtesy: Genee]

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