Jony Ive AI device could get $1B funding from Laurene Powell Jobs

We first heard last year that former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were working on some kind of AI hardware project. It was later reported that Tang Tan, Apple’s chief iPhone and Apple Watch designer, was also joining the project.

A report now suggests that the pair are now seeking a billion dollars in funding, and are in talks with a venture capital firm founded by Steve Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell Jobs …

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