SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it had agreed to buy US cloud computing company Joyent—the latest in a series of start-up acquisitions aimed at strengthening the South Korean giant’s software capacity.

The purchase of the San Francisco-based firm would provide Samsung with its own cloud platform to support its main mobile business and connect with Samsung household appliances such as TVs, refrigerators and air conditioners, a company statement said.

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