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Today, is this the biggest aqua hire of all time? Johnny Ive is joining Open AI to the tune of $6.5 billion.

And what is he going to do there? Create hardware devices that Sam Altman expects to ship 100 million of.

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Absolutely seismic earth-shattering news for the world of tech. Johnny Ive, the design guru who worked with Steve Jobs to make the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, the Apple Watch, is joining Open AI to create hardware. Open AI is buying I-O, Johnny Ives' secretive AI startup for around $6.5 billion in stock. Ive and Love From will remain independent,

but takeover design for all of OpenAI, quoting the journal. OpenAI chief executive

officer Sam Altman and Ives design firm Love From have been working on a new device that will

move consumers beyond screens, according to people familiar with the matter. They have been collaborating for two years on a new device that will move consumers beyond screens, according to people familiar

with the matter. They have been collaborating for two years on a closely guarded project,

considering options including headphones and other devices with cameras, the people said.

The former Apple employee's work at OpenAI will extend across all the company's ventures

from future versions of chat chbt to audio to audio features, its app and other products,

according to people familiar with the matter. London-born I've left Apple in 2019 to found Love From,

a design firm that's worked for Ferrari, Airbnb, and the luxury Italian fashion firm Montclair.

I've also leads I.O., a company founded last year, to design and develop a new

family of AI-powered products. As part of an unusual deal announced Wednesday, Open AI will

acquire IO in an all-equity deal that values it at $6.5 billion. OpenAI acquired a 23% stake in

IO late last year. people familiar with the matter said.

OpenAI's startup fund also invested at the time, end quote.

While not yet publicly confirmed by IVE or Sam Altman, sources say their collaboration

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