Deepseek’s logo on Jan. 29, 2025. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese startup DeepSeek, which caused shockwaves across markets this year, quietly released an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence reasoning model. The company did not make an official announcement, but the upgrade of DeepSeek R1 was released on AI model repository Hugging…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Jony Ive “the greatest designer in the world” on Wednesday after announcing his company’s plan to buy Ive’s artificial intelligence device startup io, in a deal worth $6.4 billion. The deal signals OpenAI’s intention to build consumer devices, likely meant to get more people using its AI services regularly. Altman…
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images Sir Jony Ive, the hugely influential British designer responsible for the look of Apple’s most iconic and successful products, is joining OpenAI. Boss Sam Altman said he was “thrilled” to be partnering with the man he called the “greatest designer in the world”. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Apple chief design officer Jony Ive look at the new Mac Pro during the 2019 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, or WWDC, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California, June 3, 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Before Jony Ive left Apple in 2019, no major Apple…
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman appears on screen during a talk with Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI said on Wednesday that it’s buying Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io for…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is seen through glass, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France, on Feb. 11, 2025. Aurelien Morissard | Via Reuters OpenAI has bowed to pressure from civic leaders and ex-employees, announcing in a blog post on Monday that its nonprofit would retain…
Adobe’s new artificial intelligence image models, Firefly Image Model 4 and Firefly Image Model 4 Ultra, can generate hyper-realistic pictures in response to user prompts. Adobe LONDON — Adobe plans to launch a mobile version of its artificial intelligence image generation tool Firefly, stepping up a challenge to OpenAI as the Microsoft-backed startup advances its…
Sam Altman Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI speaks during the Italian Tech Week 2024 at OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni on September 25, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Stefano Guidi | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI has released its latest artificial intelligence model, which it said is capable of “thinking with images,” meaning it can…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at Station F, is seen through glass, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France, Feb. 11, 2025. Aurelien Morissard | Via Reuters OpenAI’s massive private funding round could be slashed by as much as $10 billion if the company doesn’t restructure into…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Monday announced it had closed what amounts to the largest private tech funding round on record. The $40 billion financing values…
