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OpenAI bets big on hardware: US$6.5B acquisition of io Products signals shift from software to disruptive AI devices
OpenAI is set to acquire hardware startup io Products—founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive—for nearly US$6.5 billion ...
OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices
OpenAI said it was buying IO, a start-up founded by Mr. Ive, the designer of the iPhone, to usher in a new era of artificial ...
OpenAI's $6.5B bet on Jony Ive could redefine how people interact with technology
OpenAI just made its biggest move yet — buying Jony Ive's AI startup — with hopes of building something that feels as magical ...
$6.4B OpenAI Deal Brings Onboard ‘Greatest Designer’ & Apple Icon Jony Ive
OpenAI forms a new hardware division with the io team, led by Jony Ive, to develop AI-native devices, possibly launching a ...
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OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s io Products in $6.5B all-stock deal
The deal reportedly values one-year-old io Products at $6.5 billion ... Those staffers will join OpenAI following the acquisition while Ive is set to take on “deep creative and design ...
Famed iPhone designer and ex-Apple exec Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5B deal for AI devices startup
Sam Altman’s OpenAI has acquired famed ex-Apple executive Jony Ive’s hardware firm in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $6.5 ...
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OpenAI paying $6.5B for Jony Ive startup
The San Francisco-based maker of ChatGPT is paying nearly $6.5 billion for Ive’s company, OpenAI said. The deal does not ...
OpenAI Recruits Legendary IPhone Designer Jony Ive to Work on AI Hardware in $6.5B Deal
OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial ...