OpenAI acquires camera startup Glass Imaging for over $300 million
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OpenAI has bought Glass Imaging, an Israeli-founded startup built by former Apple employees that develops AI-enhanced smartphone camera technology, for more than $300 million, per a WSJ report. The deal is read as accelerating OpenAI's consumer hardware plans.
Why it matters
It is OpenAI's largest step yet toward owning imaging hardware IP, feeding speculation about a forthcoming AI-first consumer device alongside its work with former Apple design chief Jony Ive.
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Largest OpenAI step toward owning imaging hardware IP