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OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's io for $6.5B, LMArena secures $100M seed funding

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OpenAI has acquired LoveFrom, the design company founded by Jony Ive, for approximately $6.5 billion. This acquisition is intended to bolster OpenAI's product design capabilities. Additionally, LMArena, an AI startup, has secured $100 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz. AI

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OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's io for $6.5B, LMArena secures $100M seed funding

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