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OpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startup


OpenAI has reportedly held discussions to buy Jony Ive and Sam Altman's AI hardware startup for around $500 million.

The Information’s report notes that OpenAI may end up partnering with instead of acquiring io Products, which currently has a small team that includes former Apple designers Tang Tan and Evans Hankey. io Products has reportedly been working on different concepts of AI-enabled devices, including smart home gadgets. Last year, The New York Times said that the startup’s goal was to build products that are “less socially disruptive than the iPhone.”

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