A secretive competition to build a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware project with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive.

OpenAI scrubbed any mention of the $6.5 billion purchase of io, Jony Ive's startup that will manufacture ChatGPT hardware for the … The post ChatGPT hardware confirmed, as OpenAI closes $6.5B deal for Jony Ive’s startup appeared first on BGR.

OpenAI's deal with Jony Ive's startup is a done deal. Ive's io has officially merged with the ChatGPT maker in a deal reportedly worth $6.5 billion. The companies announced the purchase in May. Jony Ive and his LoveFrom design studio remain independent.