OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive's Design Startup for $6.5 Billion

OpenAI is making a big move into hardware. The company just bought a startup called LoveFrom, founded by famous designer Jony Ive, for $6.5 billion. This news

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Kif Leswing reveals a bold move as Jony Ive announces a $6.4 billion merger between his firm, io, and OpenAI, positioning himself to design groundbreaking AI hardware. This shift highlights Silicon Valley's anxiety over AI disrupting traditional gadget markets, particularly impacting Apple’s dominance. With fierce competition from rivals like Google and Meta, Apple's future strategy must evolve to remain relevant. Explore more insights on this transformative collaboration: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/openai-jony-ive-apple-siri.html #JonyIve #OpenAI #Apple #AIhardware #technology
Why OpenAI's deal with iPhone designer Jony Ive should be a wake-up call for Apple

Ive announced a $6.4 billion deal that will merge his io hardware firm with OpenAI. Ive will head up the design for a new series of AI hardware products.

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OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's AI hardware startup 'io' for $6.5 billion in stock, marking its entry into consumer hardware market with focus on AI-driven innovation
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OpenAI Acquires 'io', Apple Designer's Startup, for $6.5 Billion - Entering Hardware Market

OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's AI hardware startup 'io' for $6.5 billion in stock, marking its entry into consumer hardware market with focus on AI-driven innovation

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#OpenAI buying #JonyIve's startup to design “#AI hardware" means that if OpenAI ever builds an AI robot, it will look like Flat Stanley and will be easily felled by a mote of dust.

Was ist eigentlich mit Ive los? Sein Auto-Traum bei Apple war ja noch irgendwie nachvollziehbar für einen Designer. Aber was soll diese Zusammenarbeit mit Altman? Wieso fällt Ive auf diesen Charakter rein? Ist das noch irgendein Trauma vom nicht bewältigten Verlust von Steve Jobs und Altman füllt ihm die Lücke des Reality Distortion Fields?

#OpenAI is buying #JonyIve’s AI hardware company

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OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company

OpenAI is buying io, a hardware company founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, the two companies announced on Wednesday.

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#JonyIve is now trending across Mastodon
Jony Ive, prepping a 2026 AI gadget with Sam Altman, called the AI Pin & R1 poor products, echoing reviews. With Ive involved, could next gen AI hardware finally impress us? #AIHardware #JonyIve #OpenAI

This "merger" or "acquihire" tells me all I needed to know about #JonyIve !

Really. It does! #openai

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#OpenAI teaming up with Jony Ive to design AI hardware? Now that’s a collab worth watching. Ive’s vision meets frontier tech - could be game-changing, but it’s been quiet since his Apple days. Either way, intrigued to see what emerges. #JonyIve #AIHardware #Design #Innovation

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