The Huffington Post recently shared an inside look at the origins of Siri. The article states, “The world got its first inkling of the quick wit that would make Apple’s Siri an icon during a packed press conference held before an auditorium of tech elite. ‘Who are you?’ an Apple executive asked the assistant. ‘I am a humble personal assistant,’ Siri answered to appreciative laughter. More like humbled personal assistant. That press conference was actually Siri’s second coming-out party. When the virtual assistant first launched in early 2010, it was a standalone iPhone app called Siri created by a 24-person startup with the same name, a company Apple would later acquire.” Read more