Apple-supplier Luxshare shares pop 10% on report of OpenAI hardware deal
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Shenzhen Luxury After a report that the Chinese device assember signed an agreement with Openai to produce a consumer AI device, he saw about 10% of his shares.
The company that is also a supplier AppleAlready Chatgpt develops a prototype of the device using large language models, information Friday reportedTo refer to people familiar with the subject.
One source said that one of the products Openai talk to suppliers will resemble a smart speaker without a screen, which can compete with Apple devices using Siri, and that the company could target the end of 2026 or 2027 for its first device launch.
Luxshare’s 10% jumping has brought about 50% of the earnings from the year to 50%. Most of the stocks in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is not allowed to take more than 10% transactions or low transactions in a single day compared to the closing price of the previous day. The company is also reported Considering a secondary list in Hong Kong this year.
Luxshare and Openai did not respond immediately to CNBC’s comments.
Openai has long been pointing out the desire to enter special AI devices by offering a potential challenge to Apple and iPhone.
As a part of these plans, the information said that Openai’s staff from Apple is now illegal to join the hardware department managed by Exple Manager Tang Tan.
Earlier this year, the AI company, headed by Sam Altman, became a $ 6.4 billion agreement after acquiring Io Products of the hardware initiative. Ive is responsible for designing most of Apple’s iconic products, including iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air.
Luxshare and Openai partnership will make Apple’s long -term supplier – items responsible for assembly of AI Comapny’s orbit of AirPods and Vision Pro.
AI Company also approached China -based GoertekAccording to the information report, AirPods, HomePods and Apple watches as well as the components, including speaker modules.
Openai, Robotics and consumer hardware efforts to lead the meta’s Orion Augmented Reality Glasses Initiative in November to hire the former president of the hardware and pushes the hardware.
The same month Openai, according to the website “general purpose of the physical birth of the physical world” focused on the robot startup physical intelligence has invested.
