OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's startup io Products

2025-05-23 08:20
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OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive's startup io Products for $6.5 billion. Jony Ive, the lead designer of the early iPhone, will serve as creative director at OpenAI, working on developing products for the age of generative artificial intelligence. The acquisition will combine OpenAI's ChatGPT technology with Jony Ive's product design expertise.