OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices New York Times 2025-05-21 17:00 (updated 2025-05-21 19:22) Source Original site OpenAI said it was buying IO, a start-up founded by Mr. Ive, the designer of the iPhone, to usher in a new era of artificial intelligence hardware.