Apple Inc. acquired Pop Up Archive, an online platform focused on building tools to transcribe, organize and search audio files, NiemanLab reported Dec. 5.

Confirming the news, the tech giant said "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans." Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

According to a notice on Pop Up Archive's website, the startup shut down its operations and ended its support Nov. 28.