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Topline Jony Ive, the famed designer who joined Steve Jobs to develop Apple’s most popular products, will now curate new devices for OpenAI after his startup was acquired by Sam Altman’s firm earlier this week, as he and Altman tease potentially screenless, fully aware AI-powered “companions.” OpenAI’s Sam Altman called Ive, who designed several Apple products, the “greatest designer in the … More world.” Getty Images Key Facts Altman and Ive announced OpenAI’s acquisition of Ive’s io in a statement Wednesday, with the deal valued at roughly $6.5 billion after OpenAI acquired 23% of io in a partnership deal in 2024. Ive won’t join OpenAI’s staff as part of the deal and his design firm LoveFrom will continue to operate independently, Bloomberg reported, though LoveFrom will “take over design for all of OpenAI, including its software,” as about 55 hardware engineers, software developers and manufacturing experts join OpenAI from io. What To Watch For The first device by Ive and Altman is expected to debut in 2026, they told Bloomberg. Who Is Jony Ive? Ive joined Apple in 1992 and as head of design helped create the company’s most iconic products—including the iMac in 1998, the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, the iPad in 2010 and the Apple Watch. After Ive announced in 2019 he would leave the company to debut his design firm, LoveFrom, Apple CEO Tim Cook applauded his tenure, saying Ive’s “role in Apple’s revival [in the 1990s]” could not be overstated. Everything We Know About Openai’s Plans For Ai Devices Altman told OpenAI employees Wednesday he and Ive planned to release AI “companions,” according to a recording obtained by The Wall Street Journal. The pair signaled the device would be aware of a user’s surroundings and life, could be placed in a pocket or…

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