OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300M
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-09-15
Per a Hacker News post, OpenAI has acquired Glass Imaging, a startup specializing in AI-powered smartphone camera imaging technology, for $300M — a move that hints at OpenAI's ambitions in imaging and possibly hardware.
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