Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centers or buying a larger player in the segment,

Cook says Apple is ‘reallocating’ more people to its AI team. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

“We’re very open to M&A that accelerates our roadmap,” Cook said in Apple’s third-quarter earnings report, according to CNBC. “We are not stuck on a certain size company, although the ones that we have acquired thus far this year are small in nature.” Apple reported that overall revenue grew 10% year over year.