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For the Hitman devs, 007: First Light felt like "coming home" because James Bond has been an "inspiration" for so long

007: First Light "encompasses everything you would expect from the Bond experience"

GamesRadar

007 First Light is more than just Hitman: James Bond edition, and I'm over any fears I might have had that IO couldn't deliver

Gamescom 2025 | IO Interactive is reaching beyond its known quantities, but it looks to be paying off

GamesRadar

OpenAI Scoops Up Statsig In $1.1 Billion Deal, CEO Vijaye Raji Joins Applications Unit

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it acquired Statsig, a product experimentation platform, as the artificial intelligence company continues its aggressive acquisition strategy. Statsig CEO Vijaye Raji will join OpenAI as Chief Technology Officer of Applications, reporting to former Instacart CEO Fidji Simo.

Benzinga

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Sam Altman says current computer form factors aren't designed to deliver the "sci-fi dream" of an AI companion like ChatGPT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims that today's computers and smartphones aren't designed to realize generative AI's full potential.

Windows Central

OpenAI in talks on share sale that would price it above Elon Musk’s SpaceX

If the transaction goes ahead the value of the ChatGPT developer would rise by about two-thirds to $500bn

The Guardian - UK

‘The reception was very heartwarming’ – IO Interactive marketing director goes beyond the 007 First Light trailer

We visit IO Interactive’s Brighton offices to learn more about the studio’s upcoming Bond origin story, 007 First Light.

TechRadar

Meet the new James Bond: how 007 First Light earned its licence to thrill

While the future of the film franchise remains in flux, the developer of the forthcoming video game reveals how it pitched its origin story to Eon Productions, and reinvented the character for a new era

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"Don't make him a killing machine!": Hitman developer IO Interactive got the James Bond gig because its games are more about creativity and stealth than shooting

Just because he has a license to kill doesn't mean he needs to go overboard

GamesRadar

OpenAI’s $6.5 billion purchase fuels Sam Altman’s quest to build next-gen computers for “transcendentally good” AI — The biggest tech disruption since the iPhone?

OpenAI has finally closed its $6.5 billion deal to acquire former Apple designer Jony Ive's AI device startup, io, after a few months of negotiations.

Windows Central

AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets

A secretive competition to build a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware project with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive

The Independent UK

OpenAI Finalizes $6.5 Billion Deal To Acquire Jony Ive's AI Hardware Startup—Here's What We Know About Their First Device

OpenAI has finally completed its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive's AI hardware startup io Products, officially bringing the former Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) design chief and his team into the fold to build a new generation of AI-native devices.

Benzinga

Sam Altman admits current computers were designed for an AI-free world — but OpenAI's new type of computer will make the AI revolution "transcendentally good"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently hinted that the company might be developing a new type of computer, poised to make the AI revolution "transcendentally good."

Windows Central

Jonny Ive is going to deliver another iPod moment – and OpenAI knows it

He needs to put the 'human' into the tech.

Creative Bloq

Sam Altman fires back at ‘silly’ lawsuit from what he claims is a desperate CEO who has been persistent in seeking investment from OpenAI

One trademark attorney says Iyo has a strong case.

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IO Interactive CEO estimates that Hitman 3 only cost a fifth of Hitman 2016's budget because the studio was brave enough to stop making new bathrooms for every game: 'I swore never to do more new toilets'

How close is anyone really looking at the bathroom fixtures anyway?

GamesRadar

007 First Light could feature live-service missions in the vein of Hitman, as IO Interactive teases "you could expect that we'll be applying some of our learnings from World of Assassination to Bond"

Maybe costume DLC to make him become Robbie Williams instead of just looking like him

Benzinga

Sam Altman Slams Trademark Lawsuit Over 'io' As 'Silly' And 'Disappointing' After OpenAI Scrubs Jony Ive Deal From Website Under Judge's Order

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed a trademark lawsuit filed by hardware startup Iyo as “silly” and “disappointing” after a judge ordered ChatGPT-parent to remove references to its collaboration with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) designer Jony Ive.

We still don't know what Jony Ive's ChatGPT device is, but we now know what it's not

OpenAI's IO paid close attention to the iyO One headphone, but says its first product isn't an in-ear AI device.

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Altman and Ive's internet-breaking 'io' project just vanished, and its name is to blame

No, Altman and Ive didn’t pull the plug. A court did, kind of.

Euronews

OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge’s ruling over trademark dispute

OpenAI has to stop advertising a partnership project with an iPhone designer due to a trademark dispute. But the case hints at what we could expect from the Jony Ive partnership.

The Guardian - UK

OpenAI takes down mentions of Jony Ive’s io amid trademark row

ChatGPT developer forced to act after receiving legal complaint from earbud maker iyO

TechRadar

007: First Light developer IO Interactive’s Chief Technology Officer says the Hitman studio is ‘working with NVIDIA right now’ to make the game look mind-blowing on every platform

IO Interactive’s upcoming 007 First Light showcases the power and flexibility of its proprietary Glacier engine, enabling high-end visuals, seamless multiplatform support, and rapid real-time development.

Inverse

007 First Light Shows A Side Of Bond That Never Made Its Way To the Big Screen

In an exclusive interview, 007 First Light's art director dives into his unique take on James Bond, and how to make a game that feels "agenty."

GamesRadar

007 First Light leads say James Bond is no Agent 47: "If Hitman is a single-minded killer and basically the bad guy of the game, Bond is the hero"

IO Interactive promises a fresh take on 007, putting real character into the next James Bond game

Evening Standard

Rotten Apple: are we finally watching the death of the iPhone?

As Donald Trump turns on Tim Cook and rivals gain traction, Joe Bromley asks if time's up for the tech giant

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