July 15, 2026

OpenAI’s first Jony Ive device is a screen-free speaker built to feel alive

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OpenAI’s consumer hardware push begins in the living room. The company’s first device designed with Jony Ive is a mobile, screen-free smart speaker meant to sit in a home and behave like a humanlike companion, according to people familiar with the pr...