The Q.ai acquisition could be Apple's second-largest ever and marks founder Aviad Maizels' second exit to Apple, which bought his startup PrimeSense in 2013 (Omer Kabir/CTech)

Omer Kabir / CTech : The Q.ai acquisition could be Apple's second-largest ever and marks founder Aviad Maizels' second exit to Apple, which bought his startup PrimeSense in 2013 —  The little-known company has been working on whispered speech and advanced audio technologies for wearable devices.