News of the collaboration was reported on by The Information in September 2023. Ive confirmed it in a profile published by The New York Times on Saturday.
According to The Times, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky arranged for Altman and Ive to meet last year. Airbnb had engaged Ive’s design firm, LoveFrom, to work on several projects.
Ive started LoveFrom in 2019 after nearly 30 years at Apple, where he led design efforts for the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and the Apple Watch.
Ive and Altman met several times for dinner, where they discussed the potential of launching a new AI-centered computing device, per The Times. Eventually, they agreed to build it together.
Altman’s new venture has been raising money privately, and has taken funds from both Ive and Emerson Collective, an impact investing and philanthropy firm founded by Powell Jobs. According to The Times, the startup is on track to raise up to $1 billion in start-up …
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