WWDC is coming up quickly with a number of software announcements in store, but we're also looking further ahead to hardware launches like

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.

Jony Ive, who helped design products like the iPhone and iMac, worked closely with Steve Jobs for more than 10 years until the Apple co-founder's death in 2011.

We find out from Ive that Altman is a “rare visionary.” We hear from Altman that Ive is “the deepest thinker over anyone [he’s] ever met.” We’re told by Altman that Ive’s design firm is the “densest collection of talent that I’ve ever heard of in one place and probably has ever existed in the world.

Why OpenAI Acquired Apple Veteran's Startup For $6.4 Billion | Altman, Jony Ive Discuss AI Future OpenAI has announced it will acquire io, the AI hardware startup co-founded by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive,