OpenAI and Jony Ive's partnership deal faces legal trouble

jason rugolo had been hoping we would invest in or acquire his company iyo and was quite persistent in his efforts. we passed and were clear along the way. now he is suing openai over the name. this is silly, disappointing and wrong. pic.x.com/k5oKHGLw0s

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New: Court filings just torpedoed the hype--the OpenAI × Jony Ive gadget isn’t an "an in-ear device, nor a wearable device." The filings come amid a trademark spat sparked by a Google-backed startup called Iyo that builds AI-enabled earpieces. adweek.it/4kTxTQf

Sam Altman in a March email to an audio device startup that was asking him to personally invest in its round: “thanks but im working on something competitive so will respectfully pass!” www.theverge.com/openai/691737/openai-jony-ive-chatgpt-io-ai-device-wearable-headphone-lyo-lawsuit