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OpenAI to acquire AI device startup io for $6.5bn
The takeover will bring approximately 55 hardware engineers, software developers, and manufacturing experts to OpenAI.
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Top-Secret AI Companion Device Could Be ‘Biggest Thing’ OpenAI Has Done
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is collaborating with Jony Ive, the former Apple designer, on the mysterious consumer-facing device.
10 Takeaways From Tech’s Biggest News Week of the Year
Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft all made big headlines in a wild week of AI news. Here's the view from the ...
Here are the first details about io’s upcoming screenless ChatGPT device
Speaking of the io ChatGPT product, Altman said the device will be fully aware of the user’s surroundings and life. It will be unobtrusive, and it’ll be small enough to rest in a pocket. Altman said ...
OpenAI goes all in on hardware, will buy Jony Ive's AI startup
On acquiring the startup in a nearly $6.5 billion all-stock deal, Sam Altman said he envisions a daily AI companion device as ...
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OpenAI's io Bet Eyes Future AI Devices Without Touchscreens
OpenAI plans to acquire Jony Ive’s hardware startup io for $6.4 billion as part of its push into AI-powered devices, CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC. OpenAI plans to acquire Jony Ive’s year-old hardware ...
OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive’s AI Firm
OpenAI is buying the AI device startup co-founded by former Apple veteran Jony Ive, joining forces with the legendary ...