OpenAI has acquired Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io in an all-equity deal valued at $6.4 billion, according to CNBC. Former Apple design chief Jony Ive founded the company. The io team will merge with OpenAI to collaborate closely with its research, engineering, and product teams in San Francisco. OpenAI is paying $5 billion in the deal, with Altman calling Ive “the greatest designer in the world.” The acquisition of io is OpenAI’s largest to date. It follows recent deals to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion and Rockset for an undisclosed amount.