OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive’s Startup IO - A $6.4 Billion Bet on the Post-Smartphone World
OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive’s hardware startup io in a $6.4 billion all-equity deal, signaling a major shift toward developing AI-native devices for the AGI era. Ive, the former Apple design chief behind iconic products like the iPhone and MacBook, will serve as a creative consultant but won’t join as a full-time employee. This move marks OpenAI’s commitment to creating alternatives to smartphones and laptops—rethinking the very interface between humans and machines. It follows failed attempts by others, like Humane’s AI Pin, but the combination of Ive’s design legacy and OpenAI’s AI leadership suggests a more ambitious and potentially category-defining direction.
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AI’s Momentum Is Slowing — Even at the Top
Meta’s much-hyped “Behemoth” large language model has hit a wall. Initially slated for release this April, the model’s launch has now been delayed until fall or later. And Meta isn’t alone, OpenAI’s GPT-5 has slipped far past its expected timeline, Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Opus is still unreleased. Building the next frontier of AI is proving more complex, expensive, and slower than the industry expected.
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ChatGPT’s Next Move: Turning AI Conversations Into Seamless Shopping Journeys
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT’s capabilities with a new focus on shopping. The upgraded features allow users to search for products, compare prices, analyze customer reviews, and shop directly through conversational prompts. Starting with categories like apparel, beauty, home goods, and electronics, ChatGPT aims to make product discovery more intuitive and personalized, without relying on paid placements or ads. Future updates will include memory integration to tailor recommendations based on user preferences, signaling a broader shift toward AI-driven shopping experiences.
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