Why Apple and OpenAI are reportedly betting on AI hardware in 2026
January 23, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm AI’s next battleground is your body Tech giants are betting that we are finally ready to invite a persistent…
OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company
OpenAI is buying io, a hardware company founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and several other former engineers from his time there, including Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and…
OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s startup io in $6.5 billion push into AI hardware
OpenAI is making its most ambitious move into consumer technology yet, acquiring io, a hardware startup founded by legendary former Apple design chief Jony Ive, in a deal valued at…
OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s startup ‘io’ for $6.4 billion in major hardware push – Technology News
In a bold step toward its hardware ambitions, OpenAI has acquired design startup io for $6.4 billion — its largest acquisition to date. The startup, founded by legendary Apple designer…
OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal
Matt O’Brien and Michael Liedtke | Associated Press San Francisco — OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial…
OpenAI Buys io, Jony Ive’s AI Hardware Company for $6.5 Billion
OpenAI is acquiring former Apple design chief Jony Ive’s AI hardware startup io in a blockbuster $6.5 billion all-stock acquisition that could redefine how we interact with artificial intelligence. Key…