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What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what-sam-altman-told-openai-about-the-secret-device-hes-making-with-jony-ive-f1384005
“thrilled to be partnering with jony, imo the greatest designer in the world” (video) https://x.com/sama/status/1925242282523103408
OpenAI pulls promotional materials around Jony Ive deal due to court order https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/openai-pulls-promotional-materials-around-jony-ive-deal/
Iyo thinks its GenAI earbuds can succeed where Humane and Rabbit stumbled (2024) https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/27/iyo-thinks-its-gen-ai-earbuds-can-succeed-where-humane-and-rabbit-stumbled/
Complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450913/gov.uscourts.cand.450913.1.0.pdf
Order granting motion for temporary restraining order (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450913/gov.uscourts.cand.450913.51.0.pdf
Reply declaration of Jason Rugolo (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450913/gov.uscourts.cand.450913.35.1.pdf
Case docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70495566/iyo-inc-v-io-products-inc/
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Rabbit put the R1’s secret keys on the device and now your data has leaked https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/06/26/rabbit-put-the-r1s-secret-keys-on-the-device-and-now-your-data-has-leaked
Humane AI finally shuts down, HP pays $116m for the pieces — not including the Ai Pin https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/19/humane-ai-finally-shuts-down-hp-pays-116m-for-the-pieces-not-including-the-ai-pin/
AI venture capital resorts to feeding the secondary market https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/20/ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-feeding-the-secondary-market/
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