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Google Launches AI Mode in US, OpenAI Acquires Ive’s io for $6.5 Billion

Google’s AI Mode transforms search with synthesized answers, while OpenAI’s acquisition of io aims to pioneer a new class of AI devices.

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Overview

  • Google's AI Mode, now live for all US users, replaces traditional search link lists with AI-generated summaries using Query Fan-Out technology.
  • AI Overviews, a precursor to AI Mode, has reached 1.5 billion users and is planned for expansion to over 200 countries globally.
  • OpenAI has finalized a $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s io, bringing 55 hardware and software experts in-house to create new AI devices.
  • Jony Ive and his design studio LoveFrom will remain independent while leading the design of OpenAI and io’s hardware and software projects.
  • OpenAI’s first AI devices, expected in 2026, aim to introduce a new product category complementing smartphones and laptops, not replacing them.