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Jony Ive in Talks with OpenAI's Sam Altman for Mysterious New Hardware Project

  • Former Apple designer Jony Ive is reportedly in talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about a mysterious new hardware project.

  • The exact nature of the hardware is unknown, but possibilities include an AI smartphone or other consumer device.

  • This would be a major new direction for OpenAI, which is best known for software like ChatGPT.

  • OpenAI is currently in the midst of a huge valuation boost up to $80-90 billion.

  • Ive has an impressive resume designing iconic Apple products like the iPhone, and recently worked on a $60,000 turntable.

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