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    OpenAI closes $6.5B deal for Jony Ive’s io

    OpenAI just officially closed its nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of io Products, the hardware startup co-founded by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive. The acquired team will merge directly with OpenAI's San Francisco engineers to build dedicated AI devices, while Ive and LoveFrom lead creative direction. It marks Altman’s biggest bet yet on bringing ChatGPT into physical hardware.

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    OpenAI eyes Jony Ive's secret AI hardware startup

    OpenAI is reportedly in talks to acquire io Products, the stealth hardware startup led by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and backed by Sam Altman, at a valuation topping $500M. The venture has been designing screenless devices with Ive's LoveFrom studio. Bringing the hardware in-house could give OpenAI the unified AI experience it has been chasing.