
<p>Yahoo has acquired LookFlow, a startup that develops image recognition technology, the two companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.</p><p>LookFlow, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., announced on its website that the team would be joining Yahoo to work on the Flickr team.</p><p>"Flickr is the largest collection of images we love. They share our passion for creating phenomenal experiences & technology to help you discover those images," the company said. "We couldn't be more excited."</p><p>Yahoo confirmed the acquisition in a statement to Mashable: "We have acquired LookFlow, an enhanced image recognition company. As part of the acquisition, we're bringing five talented engineers and the technology they built into our Flickr organization in San Francisco."</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/yahoo-acquires-lookflow-flickr/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/23/yahoo-acquires-startup-lookflow-to-work-on-flickr-and-deep-learning/">Yahoo Acquires Startup LookFlow To Work On Flickr And 'Deep Learning'</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/23/yahoo-acquires-ai-startup-lookflow-improve-discovery-flickr-build-deep-learning-group/">Yahoo Acquires AI Startup Lookflow to Improve Discovery in Flickr</a> (The Next Web)</p><p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2426255,00.asp">Yahoo Buys LookFlow to Boost Flickr</a> (PC Magazine)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dsDKGrRp2ezhXUMdHAIl7fQxGYP0M&ned=us">55 additional articles.</a></p>