Jony Ive's career was mainly at Apple, designing products like the iPhone and Mac. Now he'll work at OpenAI, which bought his AI device startup io.

OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive and Sam Altman's startup, io, which will lead creative and design work for OpenAI.

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.

Jonathan Ive (aka Jony Ive) is Apple's Chief Design Officer. He oversees all of the design at Apple, from the look and feel of Apple hardware to software user interfaces and retail packaging.

- This March 19, 1999 file photo shows Jonathan Ive, left, Apple Computer's vice president of design, and Jon Rubinstein, Apple's senior vice president of engineering, posing behind five

OpenAI has announced the acquisition of former iPhone designer Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io in a deal worth $6.5 billion.

OpenAI’s CEO believes Apple’s co-founder would have been “‘damn proud’ of Ive’s latest move”. He may be right.

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