OpenAI Invests $6.5 Billion to Acquire AI Company Ivy, Enters the Hardware Market!
OpenAI acquires io Products, an AI equipment company founded by Jony Ive, former design director of Apple, through a stock-only deal worth $6.5 billion, officially entering the hardware field. This acquisition brings OpenAI a top team that previously worked on the design of the iPhone. Jony Ive will be deeply involved in product design. Despite previous setbacks due to trademark disputes, this remains OpenAI's largest acquisition to date. CEO Sam Altman stated that this move will drive the integration of AI technology and hardware, and future innovative AI devices will be launched. The acquisition marks OpenAI's step into the tech scene.