This Apple alum’s AI startup wants to turn your iPhone into an AR messenger

A talking cat recently sat next to me on the couch, thanked me for interviewing his creator, and proceeded to tell me a series of dad jokes. It was the work of a company called Pixi Platforms , which recently launched an iPhone and iPad app that can send the augmented reality equivalent of talking greeting cards to other users of iOS devices. Other featured characters include a talking robot who can play a mean game of tic-tac-toe and Pixi’s newest creation: an envelope that can follow a user ac