OpenAI Buys iPhone Designer Jony Ive's AI Device Startup, Names Him Creative Head

May 22, 2025 - 10:00
OpenAI Buys iPhone Designer Jony Ive's AI Device Startup, Names Him Creative Head
OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive's startup, io Products, for $6.5 billion (roughly Rs. 55,850 crore). Ive was the chief designer behind early iPhone models. He has now been appointed as creative head of the firm to shape AI-focused devices for the future.