Accenture buys UK AI start-up Faculty in $1bn deal
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Takeover is largest-ever acquisition of a privately held UK artificial intelligence start-up.
Accenture has agreed to buy artificial intelligence company Faculty in a deal valuing the UK start-up at more than $1bn, as the consulting group attempts to adapt to disruption from AI.
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