Overview

• The Information reports that Luxshare has been signed to assemble at least one OpenAI device, with Goertek approached to supply components such as speaker modules.
• OpenAI is evaluating a lineup that includes a screenless smart speaker, smart glasses, a digital voice recorder, and a wearable pin, with first releases targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.
• More than two dozen Apple hardware veterans have joined OpenAI this year, enticed by stock grants that can exceed $1 million and promises of less bureaucracy.
• The effort is led by chief hardware officer Tang Tan, a longtime Apple design leader working with Jony Ive under the io brand acquired by OpenAI in May.
• Apple canceled an offsite for supply‑chain teams in China last month to keep leaders close to Cupertino as concerns about defections to OpenAI grew, according to the report.