Jony Ive, who helped design products like the iPhone and iMac, worked closely with Steve Jobs for more than 10 years until the Apple co-founder's death in 2011.

Apple has made other attempts to find a breakthrough AI product. That’s included the idea of equipping its smartwatches and AirPods earbuds with cameras, allowing them to absorb more info about

Apple is reportedly preparing to launch its first pair of smart glasses in 2026, according to a Bloomberg report. These smart glasses are expected to come with built-in cameras, microphones, and speakers. This technology would allow the glasses to understand the world around the wearer and respond to voice commands using Siri. (Via: The Verge )

Barton Crockett, Rosenblatt Securities senior analyst, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the AI battle between Apple and OpenAI, future of AI-powered devices, OpenAI's purchase of former Apple designer Jony Ive's design firm,

Here’s what we know: it’s probably not smart glasses. Beyond that, we don’t know much about what Jony Ive and OpenAI are building through their newly combined company io, except that it’s some kind of AI super-gadget. But after a couple of years of watching the industry try and shove AI into every form factor you can imagine, we have some guesses.

A report of collaboration between Jony Ive and OpenAI has sparked interest in a new AI device, set for mass production by 2027. The device, designed for ambient intelligence, will likely rely on smartphones for display and will be assembled in Vietnam to avoid Chinese manufacturing dependencies.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman became a household name after the release of OpenAI's groundbreaking AI model, ChatGPT.