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OpenAI Acquires Glass Imaging for $300 Million

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OpenAI has acquired smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for over $300 million. Founded in 2019 by former Apple engineers Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, Glass Imaging specializes in using AI to enhance smartphone camera capabilities. The company had previously raised approximately $30 million in funding.

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OpenAI's acquisition of Glass Imaging marks its entry into the smartphone hardware space.

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OpenAI has bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging in a deal worth over $300 million.

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Glass Imaging was founded in 2019 and based in Los Altos, California.

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Glass Imaging had previously raised about $30 million in funding.

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Glass Imaging was founded by Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, former Apple engineers.

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OpenAI is rumored to be working on its own hardware, like smartphones and earbuds.

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OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says

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