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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Looking forward to 'Open-io': Google CEO Sundar Pichai lauds OpenAI-Jony Ive collab
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai headlined the AI-packed Google I/O event in Mountain View, California earlier this month. A few hours and 40-odd miles away in San Francisco, OpenAI founder Sam Altman and former iPhone designer Jony Ive announced a partnership for a novel AI device. In a recent interview with The Verge , Pichai said he is looking forward to the technology that will come out of this collaboration. On May 21, OpenAI said it will buy and absorb Ive's AI devices startup, io , in an all-equity deal worth $6.4 billion. Ive and his creative collective LoveFrom will take on "deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io". And Pichai is excited. "I'm looking forward to a 'Open-io' announcement ahead of Google I/O ," he said in response to a question on competition intensifying as a result of the collaboration. "People tend to underestimate this moment... I always like to point out when the internet happened, Google didn't even exist. I think AI is going to be bigger than the internet. There are going to be companies, products, categories created, which we aren't aware of today. So I think the future looks exciting," Pichai said. Pichai emphasised that currently there is a lot of opportunity to innovate around hardware form factors with the platform shift to AI. "I'm looking forward to seeing what they do." — OpenAI (@OpenAI) Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The video announcement for the OpenAI-io deal indicated that the prototype of their first AI product is ready, designed by Ive and at least informally approved by Altman. The duo said the product will be launched by 2026, giving no further details about its scope or capabilities. Ive is known for designing iconic Apple products, including iPhones, MacBooks, iPods and iPads. His Lovefrom has worked with Ferrari and Airbnb in the past. Meanwhile, this is OpenAI's largest acquisition yet, and comes close on heels of its deal to buy AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for about $3 billion. Also Read:
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
‘One of a kind': Google CEO Sundar Pichai praises former Apple designer Jony Ive
CEO recently appeared on the "Decoder" podcast where he praised former Apple designer Jony Ive. During the conversation, the podcast host asked Pichai about 's nearly $6.5 billion deal to acquire Jony Ive's secretive startup, IO, and work with his design firm, LoveFrom, on new hardware. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now To this, the replied 'Stepping back, Jony Ive is one of a kind'. Last week, OpenAI announced that it will buy io, the AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal valued at approximately $6.5 billion. The deal includes OpenAI's existing stake in io, while Ive will take on "deep creative and design responsibilities across OpenAI and io," according to an OpenAI statement shared with CNBC. Pichai highlighted Jony Ive's impressive legacy, noting his role in shaping some of Apple's most iconic products, including the iMac, iPhone, and Apple Watch. Though the two have only met a handful of times, Pichai said he—and many others in the tech world—have long admired Ive's design achievements. Adding further, Pichai said 'I think it's exciting. There's so much innovation ahead, and I think people tend to underestimate this moment.' To make his point, Pichai reminded listeners that Google—now the world's most widely used search engine—didn't exist when the internet was first created. He compared that to the current moment with artificial intelligence, predicting that AI would ultimately be 'bigger than the internet.' "There are going to be companies, products, and categories created that we aren't aware of today," Pichai stated. Stating that he's excited to see what Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have in store, Pichai added that Google would also be "doing a lot" of innovation. That doesn't mean a mysterious new AI hardware device will replace today's smart gadgets, Pichai clarified.
India.com
4 days ago
- Business
- India.com
Meet man, designer of iPhone, iPad, AirPods, Steve Jobs' close aide who wanted to leave Apple after…, now joins Sam Altman's…
OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple's iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT. OpenAI said it is acquiring io, a product and engineering company co-founded by Ive, in a deal valued at nearly $6.5 billion. OpenAI said its CEO Sam Altman had been 'quietly' collaborating since 2023 with Ive and his design firm, LoveFrom. Who is Jony Ive? Ive worked at Apple for over two decades and is known for his work on iconic iPhone, iMac and iPad designs. Ive was Apple's chief design officer before leaving the company in 2019 to start his own design firm. A British-born was an Apple employee since 1992. He joined it after completing graduation from Newcastle Polytechnic, now Northumbria University, in the UK. He had also started his own design firm 'Tangerine' , according to the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. His company made a deal with Apple after which he moved to Cupertino, California to work in the design department. He quickly became the head of the department in 1996. Ives stayed at Apple even after Steve Jobs' death, during which he handled the brand's products like the iMac and AirPods to the iPod, iPhone and Apple Watch. He left the company in 2019 to start his own company called LoveForm. Steve Job's aide wanted to quit Apple When Jony Ive joined Apple, the company had ousted its founder Steve Jobs and the CEO Gil Amelio. Ive also wanted to quit, according to the biography of Steve felt that Apple was focusing too much on profits. Their designers were asked to generate models for the outside of products but engineers were using cheap materials to build the inside part. When Steve Jobs returned in Apple as CEO in 1997. Ive remembered Steve saying that he wanted the company 'not just to make money but to make great products.' This idea changed Jony's mind and he decided to stay back. Over the years, he developed a close bond with Steve Jobs. (With Inputs from Agencies)
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI buys iPhone architect's startup for $6.4bn
OpenAI is buying an untested startup for $6.4bn, the ChatGPT maker's biggest acquisition yet. The hardware startup, called io, was founded by Apple design guru Jony Ive, known best as one of the principal architects of the iPhone. Ive and OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, said in a blog post that their partnership has been two years in the making. 'A collaboration built upon friendship, curiosity and shared values quickly grew in ambition,' they wrote in the blog post, which offered scant details on upcoming devices. 'Tentative ideas and explorations evolved into tangible designs.' OpenAI's purchase of io is its biggest known acquisition yet. Ive and a cohort of other Apple alumni founded io one year ago, according to the blog post. It is part of Ive's bigger project called LoveFrom, which describes itself as a 'creative collective' made up of architects, artists, engineers, various types of designers, musicians and writers. Ive left Apple in 2019 after a 27-year career as one of the company's foremost product designers. He's known for simple and clean aesthetics that pay attention to small details like packaging and font. One of his early famous designs was the brightly colored bubble-shaped iMac computer. From there, he went on to design the first iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air, Apple Watch and AirPods. For his work on creating such distinctive products, Ive was knighted by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace in 2012, a moment he called 'thrilling' and 'particularly humbling'. In Altman and Ive's blog post on Wednesday, they wrote that the io team will merge with OpenAI to work 'more intimately with the research, engineering and product teams in San Francisco'. Ive himself will not join OpenAI as an employee, but his company will 'take over design for all of OpenAI, including its software', according to Bloomberg. Since leaving Apple and starting LoveFrom, Ive has mostly remained quiet, and io has not debuted any hardware. His company's list of clients reportedly includes Christie's, Airbnb and Ferrari, though. Another project Ive has been working on is LoveFrom's headquarters in San Francisco, according to the New York Times. Ives told the paper he is designing the headquarters of the company he is developing with OpenAI. OpenAI has likewise yet to unveil a hardware device, but it has indicated it is heading in that direction. It has hired hardware and robotics staff, including Caitlin 'CK' Kalinowski, who headed Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative. In her LinkedIn announcement, Kalinowski wrote that her new role at OpenAI is to focus on 'robotics work and partnerships to help bring AI into the physical world'. OpenAI has also invested in the robot startup Physical Intelligence, which aims to bring 'general-purpose AI into the physical world'. Investors have been throwing money at OpenAI over the past couple of years, which is now valued at $300bn, according to Bloomberg. In March, it closed a funding round of $40bn led by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. Microsoft has a 49% stake in the AI company after investing $13bn in 2023. Along with io, OpenAI moved to make other mammoth acquisitions over the last year. It purchased the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for $3bn earlier this month and bought the real-time analytics database Rockset for an undisclosed sum last summer. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Jony Ive joins OpenAI: What to know about Apple's former design chief
Jony Ive, Apple Inc's former design chief, credited with shaping the product design, is now joining Sam Altman's OpenAI to create devices tailored for using generative artificial intelligence. According to a statement released by OpenAI, the company will merge with Ive's tech company, io, in a deal which is valued at $6.5 billion. Ive, who spent nearly three decades at Apple, will assume creative and design responsibilities at OpenAI. Here's all you need to know about Jony Ive Born on February 27, 1967, in Chingford, England, Sir Jony Ive is a British-American industrial designer, known primarily for his role in designing popular Apple gadgets, including the iPhone, iPod, MacBook, and Apple Watch. His father was a silversmith, and his mother was a psychotherapist, according to a Business Insider report. Ive's rise at Apple Ive graduated from Newcastle Polytechnic, now Northumbria University, in the UK. He worked at Acme Corp for a brief period before joining Apple in 1992. Soon after joining Apple, Ive rose through the ranks quickly and made a name for himself. In 1997, as Steve Jobs took charge as the chief executive officer (CEO), Ive become the Senior Vice-President of Design. Ive has maintained creative oversight over the design of several Apple products, over the years. While launching the Apple Watch, Ive worked with Tim Cook. Jobs was 'tough to get along', according to the report. However, Ive described working with him as his best years, adding that those were 'the most joyful and extraordinary 15 years of my life'. Ive mentioned the two had lunch together every week and discussed designs, while also going on family vacations. Ive and Cook worked together from 1997-2011. In 2015, he further rose and was promoted as the chief design officer at Apple, and in the next two years, his focus was on Apple's headquarters, the Apple Park "spaceship," for which he designed most of the little details. In 2017, he regained direct control of Apple's design team. In 2019, he announced his exit after a 27-year stint at Apple. Ive's career after Apple After exiting Apple, Ive started a design company in 2019, called LoveFrom, along with his fellow designer Marc Newson. LoveFrom counted Airbnb and Apple as its first few clients. Last year, he launched a startup, io, as part of a project between OpenAI and LoveFrom. Sam Altman's OpenAI acquired a 23 per cent stake in io. Awards and recognitions Ive has received numerous design awards for his work. He was named a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to design in May 2012. His other awards include the San Francisco MoMA's Lifetime Achievement Award Inaugural Medal, the Benjamin Franklin Medal, The President's Award, The Royal Academy of Engineering's President's Medal, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's Product Design Award.
