In April of this year, it was announced that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had joined forces with former Apple design director Jony Ive to design AI hardware for individuals, and that they were now looking for outside help.invest.
In response, Yves himself confirmed this in a Sept. 21 article in the New York Times.
Yves met Altman through Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky, and the project was funded by Emerson Collective, the company of Yves and Laurene Powell Jobs (Jobs' widow), the report said.
The report mentions that by the end of this yearThe new company could raise $1 billion.(currently about 7.055 billion yuan), but the report did not mention SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who was rumored to have invested $1 billion in the project last year.
The program currently has only 10 employees.But they include Tang Tan and Evans Hankey., who were two of the key players in the development of the iPhone alongside Yves. As for what the product itself is, last year there were rumors that it was inspired by touchscreen technology and the first-generation iPhones, though that news is unconfirmed at this time.
Earlier this month, Yves designed a modular jacket for Italian luxury brand Moncler, highlighted by a new, super clever magnetic closure.
There is also news that Yves will helm the design of Ferrari's first electric car.