According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI and Jony Ive are planning a neck-worn AI device with a similar form factor to the iPod Shuffle.

During an internal meeting, Altman told employees the initiative could be “the biggest thing we’ve ever done.” He also confirmed that OpenAI will acquire Ive’s startup, io, for $6.5 billion.

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.

The additional funds bring the total amount secured for the project to $15 billion and will add six additional buildings to the campus. Read more about Stargate's first data center.

Is it animal, mineral or vegetable? OpenAI’s public declaration of its plan to roll out AI-specific hardware devices—as a result of its $6.5 billion purchase of Jony Ive’s startup, io—has sparked the predictable rush of people speculating on what the first such device will be.

Apple intends to release smart AI-enabled glasses before the end of 2026, Bloomberg reports. Why it matters: Apple has been slow to craft an effective AI strategy and its high-end Vision Pro headset has failed to take off with consumers.

Apple is fast-tracking its AI-powered smart glasses for a 2026 debut, with production starting in 2025. Here's what’s new, what’s scrapped, and how it stacks up against Meta’s Ray-Bans.

The report from Bloomberg outlines why Apple has been struggling with its AI strategy. Sources claim Apple Intelligence “wasn’t even an idea” before ChatGPT was launched in late 2022, and that head of software engineering Craig Federighi was “reluctant to make large investments in AI” without a clear end goal.