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Samsung to improve voice assistance service with Viv buy

SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was buying U.S. artificial intelligence developer Viv Labs to improve voice assistance services for its smartphones and home appliances.

The South Korean technology giant said it had agreed to purchase the Silicon Valley company established by developers of Apple's voice assistant Siri. Samsung did not disclose the deal price.

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