OpenAI Finalises Acquisition of Jony Ive's io to Develop AI Hardware
The news was confirmed in an updated blog post on Wednesday after OpenAI had to temporarily remove its original announcement due to a trademark dispute with Iyo, a hearing device company spun out of Google's moonshot factory.
The announcement now clarifies: 'We're thrilled to share that the io Products, Inc. team has officially merged with OpenAI. Jony Ive and LoveFrom remain independent and have assumed deep design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI.'
Although the company initially promoted the acquisition with a video featuring OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Ive, the clip remains offline due to the ongoing legal issue.
OpenAI says the newly integrated io team will work closely with its research, engineering, and product divisions in San Francisco to develop AI-powered products designed to 'inspire, empower and enable.'
The io Products, Inc. deal has officially closed and we're thrilled to welcome the team to OpenAI.Jony Ive & LoveFrom remain independent. They'll have deep design & creative responsibilities across OpenAI.https://t.co/mxZIdAyi5x — OpenAI (@OpenAI) July 9, 2025
By merging io's hardware expertise with its advanced AI, OpenAI aims to push the boundaries of how people interact with AI in everyday devices—while leaning on Jony Ive's iconic design vision to shape this next chapter.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Economic Times
an hour ago
- Economic Times
ChatGPT-5 launch: Altman felt ‘useless' testing AI, compares its impact to the Manhattan project
OpenAI is set to go live later today, to unveil ChatGPT-5, which could be its biggest update to date. The livestream is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am Pacific Time, which is 10:30 pm Indian Standard Time, and will be broadcast via OpenAI's official YouTube channel. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to share that the livestream will run for close to an hour, longer than usual. 'We have a lot to show and hope you can find the time to watch!' he wrote. ChatGPT-5: The 'here it is!' moment Speaking on a recent episode of 'This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von', Altman shared a personal epiphany while testing ChatGPT-5. He described an experience where the new model tackled something he himself could not grasp, which left him feeling "useless". 'I really sat back in my chair and I was just like 'Oh man! Here it is!' he reminisced. 'I felt useless relative to the AI…I felt like I should have been able to do it, and I couldn't, and it was hard. But AI did it just like that. It was a weird feeling.'When asked about the leap in intelligence from GPT-4 to GPT-5 during a Q&A at Stanford University, Altman said that GPT-4 is not 'phenomenal' and that it is 'mildly embarrassing at best.''GPT-4 is the dumbest model any of you will ever have to use, by a lot,' he said. Also Read: ChatGPT may face capacity crunches ahead of GPT-5 launch: Sam Altman On AI development In his conversation with Von, Altman drew a comparison between the development of AI and the Trinity test, which was part of the Manhattan Project, the World War II-era programme that produced the first atomic bomb. He said that there have been moments in the history of science where scientists have looked at their creation and said 'What have we done?' He was referencing the reaction of those who witnessed the sheer scale of the atomic bomb's to Altman, the people working on AI today feel something very similar.'We just don't know. We think it's going to be great. There are real risks. In truth, all we know right now is that we have discovered or invented something extraordinary that is going to reshape the course of human history,' he added. Also Read: OpenAI in talks to sell employee shares at $500 billion valuation: Bloomberg
Hans India
an hour ago
- Hans India
GPT-5 Launch Set for Tonight: Sam Altman Teases Major Upgrades in OpenAI Livestream
OpenAI is preparing to make waves in the AI world yet again with the highly anticipated launch of ChatGPT-5, scheduled for tonight. The livestream is set to begin at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, which is 10:30 PM IST, and will be broadcast on OpenAI's official YouTube channel. While the event link is yet to go live, it's expected to be made available shortly before the stream begins. OpenAI may also share the event on its official X (formerly Twitter) page, based on its past event practices. Anticipation around this launch has been growing for months, particularly as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has hinted at significant upcoming developments. He previously teased "a ton of stuff" in the pipeline — encompassing not only GPT-5 but also a host of new products and AI tools. With such statements building momentum, all eyes are now on what OpenAI will unveil. The arrival of GPT-5 has been delayed several times, but signs now point to a launch that was worth the wait. Leaks and hints suggest that GPT-5 will be a major evolution from its predecessor, GPT-4. Users can expect noticeable improvements in performance, including faster response times, better reasoning abilities, and advanced multimodal support — meaning the model might now handle not just text, but also images, voice, and possibly even video. Several versions of GPT-5 have already appeared on GitHub Models, hinting at a more modular and adaptive AI ecosystem. These include: GPT-5 for complex reasoning and multi-step problem-solving, for complex reasoning and multi-step problem-solving, GPT-5-mini and GPT-5-nano for lightweight, budget-friendly, and low-latency tasks, and for lightweight, budget-friendly, and low-latency tasks, GPT-5-chat, a variant designed specifically for deep, contextual, and human-like conversations, especially for enterprise users. These variants are accessible via the GitHub Models API and playground, allowing users and developers to explore the new capabilities ahead of general rollout. Perhaps the most talked-about rumored feature is autonomous task handling. Instead of walking the model through every step of a task, users may soon be able to issue a single prompt and let GPT-5 take over from there — a significant leap toward true AI assistance. If implemented effectively, this would mark a dramatic shift in how users interact with AI for productivity, project management, and complex workflows. Another key improvement expected is enhanced memory. This would allow GPT-5 to recall past interactions, maintaining context over longer conversations and offering more personalized responses — a feature that could change the game for both casual users and businesses. While full access details and pricing tiers remain under wraps, speculation continues around whether OpenAI will open-source any part of GPT-5 or restructure its free and paid subscription models. With all these enhancements potentially bundled into a single, more unified experience, GPT-5 is poised to redefine how AI integrates into our digital lives. Stay tuned as OpenAI goes live with its biggest update yet.
The Hindu
an hour ago
- The Hindu
Trump plans 100% tariff on chips made outside U.S.; OpenAI's GPT-5 nears release; Apple to invest $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing
Trump plans 100% tariff on chips made outside U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will be imposing 100% tariff on computer chips unless they're manufactured within the U.S. The threat has raised the fears around higher prices of electronics, automobiles, household appliances and other essential electronic items. Trump's warning comes three months after he had said electronics would mostly be exempt from the heavy tariffs imposed by his administration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortage of chips pushed up the price of autos causing increased inflation. Investors have said that the tariff exemptions were a plus for Apple and other major tech companies which have invested massive amounts of money in chip manufacturing outside the U.S. Apple has committed to investing $600 billion in the U.S. with another $100 billion promised in February. Big Tech in total has said they will be investing $1.5 trillion in the U.S. since Trump has come to power. There is a chance that Trump could exempt Apple from the tariffs owing to this. Demand for chips has grown with sales increasing by 19.6% in June, according to data. Trump has been fostering domestic manufacturing often saying that the high costs of chips outside the country could be avoided by opening factories domestically. OpenAI's GPT-5 nears release OpenAI is preparing for the release of their latest flagship AI model, GPT-5, so users can finally see the increments in performance from GPT-4. A couple of people who have tested the model said that the coding capabilities of the model shone as did its ability to solve science and math problems. However, the advances from GPT-4 to GPT-5 were not as huge as the advances from GPT-3 to GPT-4. The recent advancement in AI models was based on scaling up by increasing training data and compute. But OpenAI has struggled with scaling up like issues with running into a data wall. Ilya Sutskever, the former chief scientist at OpenAI had said in a speech earlier that even though power could be expanded, data was becoming limited. Besides this, another problem was that the 'training runs' for large language models are more likely to have failures from hardware malfunctioning so researchers can't determine the final performance of the models until the end which can last for months. OpenAI released ChatGPT around three years ago introducing AI to the mainstream globally. The release led to rivals like Google and Anthropic releasing competitive AI models. OpenAI is also working on solving test-time compute which involves reasoning AI models. But CEO Sam Altman said that GPT-5 will be a mix of both reasoning and their flagship large language models. Apple to invest $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing Apple CEO Tim Cook met Donald Trump yesterday to announce an additional investment of $100 billion across the next four years. Under the announcement, Apple will bring more of their supply chain and advanced manufacturing processes to the U.S. as a part of the American Manufacturing Programme initiative but it still isn't a full commitment to make the iPhone domestically completely. Cook said that this plan will expand work with 10 companies across the U.S. that make parts and semiconductor chips. These partners include Corning, Coherent, Applied Materials, Texas Instruments and Broadcom along with a few others. Apple had earlier this year said that it will invest $500 billion domestically. Trump has been upset with Apple shifting their manufacturing processes to India from China after he placed tariffs. Just recently now, Trump is targetting India due to their purchase of Russian oil and imposed additional tariffs on India. Cook has previously said that a bunch of iPhone components can be made in India like the glass display and module to identify faces.
