A court filing in the iyO-OpenAI trademark case reveals that OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI device, which won't ship before the end of February 2027
A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.
Court filings from in-ear hardware device startup iyO's trademark dispute lawsuit against OpenAI detail OpenAI and io's efforts to build a mass-market AI device
From iyO's home page: … Like I wrote yesterday, I'd never heard of iyO before. Alex Hughes / Tom's Guide : OpenAI court filings just revealed new details on AI device with Jony Ive Mahnoor Faisal / La...
Sources: OpenAI owned a 23% stake in io from a 2024 deal, so it is now paying ~$5B to fully acquire it; the OpenAI Startup Fund also invested in io in 2024
OpenAI buys Ive's “io” in San Francisco as Google holds their i/o conference down in mountain view right at this moment (also apple stock dropped ~2 percent this morning on the acquisition news) Ben N...
OpenAI acquires io, Jony Ive's secretive AI startup, for nearly $6.5B in stock; Ive and LoveFrom will remain independent but take over design for all of OpenAI
OpenAI will acquire the AI device startup co-founded by Apple Inc. veteran Jony Ive in a nearly $6.5 billion all-stock deal …
Sources: in recent weeks, OpenAI discussed acquiring io Products, a startup Sam Altman has been working on with Jony Ive to develop an AI device, for $500M+
OpenAI in recent weeks discussed acquiring a startup its CEO Sam Altman has been working on with ex-Apple designer Jony Ive's studio …
An interview with Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu on the Rabbit R1, criticisms of the AI device, bad reviews, and more; Lyu says ~5,000 people now use the R1 daily
In a frank conversation at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Ammunition's Robert Brunner and Rabbit's Jesse Lyu unpacked AI hardware's slow start.
A look at Jony Ive's work with LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF's Jackson Square and could raise ~$1B with Sam Altman by end of 2024 for an AI device
Many people have wondered what Jony Ive has been up to since he left Apple five years ago.Carolyn Fong for The New York Times
A look at Jony Ive's work with LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF's Jackson Square and could raise ~$1B with Sam Altman by end of 2024 for an AI device
Many people have wondered what Jony Ive has been up to since he left Apple five years ago.Carolyn Fong for The New York Times
Hands-on with the Rabbit R1: a fun and funky AI device that feels pretty nice and does a solid job with basic AI questions, but the Rabbithole app is unfinished
There were times I wasn't sure the Rabbit R1 was even a real thing. The AI-powered, Teenage Engineering-designed device came …
Source: Jony Ive and Sam Altman's AI device startup is in funding talks with Emerson Collective and Thrive Capital; Ive wants to raise up to $1B in funding
A mysterious company started by former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to launch an artificial intelligence-powered personal device …