Sam Altman and Jony Ive formed a dream team to reinvent hardware. Now it’s at the center of a battle for OpenAI’s future

Sam Altman and Jony Ive collaborated to have OpenAI acquire Jony Ive's hardware startup io Products, aiming to create AI-focused consumer devices. Their plans face disruption due to Apple's lawsuit alleging trade secret theft, with OpenAI's upcoming AI hardware device still in development.