The purchase — the largest in OpenAI’s history — will provide the company with a dedicated unit for developing AI-powered devices.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI and Jony Ive are planning a neck-worn AI device with a similar form factor to the iPod Shuffle.

With its multibillion-dollar purchase of Apple design legend Jony Ive's startup, OpenAI is doubling down on a bet that the AI revolution will birth a new generation of novel consumer devices. Why it matters: Just as the web first came to us on the personal computer and the cloud enabled the rise of the smartphone,

OpenAI is venturing into hardware with its $6.5 billion acquisition of Sir Jony Ive's io, aiming to launch AI-powered companions by 202627 that blend unobtrusive design with real-world awareness. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities calls physical AI the next critical trend and sees the Ive partnership as a strategic play to marry leading AI models with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)-grade industrial design.

Is it animal, mineral or vegetable? OpenAI’s public declaration of its plan to roll out AI-specific hardware devices—as a result of its $6.5 billion purchase of Jony Ive’s startup, io—has sparked the predictable rush of people speculating on what the first such device will be.

We find out from Ive that Altman is a “rare visionary.” We hear from Altman that Ive is “the deepest thinker over anyone [he’s] ever met.” We’re told by Altman that Ive’s design firm is the “densest collection of talent that I’ve ever heard of in one place and probably has ever existed in the world.

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman’s ambitious $6.4 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s hardware startup, io, is drawing comparisons to the kind of audacious, future-facing bets made by Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg during the formative years of Facebook.

Company's chief strategy officer slated to travel to countries including Singapore next week, a source said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

OpenAI expands to Asia-Pacific for data centers, partnering with UAE, facing pushback over AI infrastructure development globally.

Apple is fast-tracking its AI-powered smart glasses for a 2026 debut, with production starting in 2025. Here's what’s new, what’s scrapped, and how it stacks up against Meta’s Ray-Bans.