OpenAI Acquires io for $6.4 Billion || Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 28, 2025

OpenAI Acquires io for $6.4 Billion || Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 28, 2025

Author: Tech Field Day May 28, 2025 Duration: 29:05

OpenAI has announced its largest acquisition to date, agreeing to acquire io, an AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal worth approximately $6.5 billion. The acquisition includes OpenAI’s existing stake in io. As part of the merger, Jony Ive will assume significant creative and design responsibilities across both OpenAI and io. Despite the merger, Ive’s design firm, LoveFrom, will continue to operate independently.

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