TechCrunch / WSJ May 21, 2025OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive's io for $6.5B to Build AI Companion Hardware$6.5B for Jony Ive's hardware shop. Altman wants to ship 100 million AI companions in physical form. Whether this becomes the next iPhone or the next Humane Pin is genuinely unclear, but the bet is enormous.
$6.5B for Jony Ive's hardware shop. Altman wants to ship 100 million AI companions in physical form. Whether this becomes the next iPhone or the next Humane Pin is genuinely unclear, but the bet is enormous.