We all knew it was a high time for M&A in the virtual assistant ecosysteme, and in AI in general. Here is another example Samsung acquire the team that created Siri. Viv will continue to operate independantly.

With Viv, Samsung intends to strenghten its position in the home appliances.

Many good references in the article:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/samsung-acquires-viv-a-next-gen-ai-assistant-built-by-creators-of-apples-siri/amp/?utm_content=buffer0ce8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer