OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive and Sam Altman's startup, io, which will lead creative and design work for OpenAI.

Jony Ive has been called the "world's greatest designer." He created the look and feel of the iPhone, perhaps the most culture-changing device of the 21st century. Now Ive is joining OpenAI, hoping to create another transformative piece of personal technology.

OpenAI forms a new hardware division with the io team, led by Jony Ive, to develop AI-native devices, possibly launching a voice-first product as early as 2026.