Sir Jony Ive, formerly of Apple, teamed up in June with OpenAI to make a nonspecific OpenAI-branded gadget. We know what the gadget is now! They want a home assistant like Alexa or Siri: [FT] The concept is that you should have a friend who’s a computer who isn’t your weird AI girlfriend. Like Siri […]| Pivot to AI
Obvious challenges aside, it's starting to come into focus...| Spyglass
By Om Malik There are no two ways to say it — OpenAI, made the biggest acquihire in Silicon Valley’s history. Sam Altman and his crew bought Jony Ive and his coterie of ex-Apple hotshots for a whopping $6.5 billion. It is an all-stock deal for io Products, a 55-person company that is building an […]| Crazy Stupid Tech
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have announced a partnership to create AI devices valued at $6.5 billion in stock. The collaboration highlights Apple’s ongoing struggles with AI, potentially signaling a shift in who will define our technological future.| TidBITS