OpenAI's first hardware device will be a speaker, Bloomberg News reports

The steel frame of data centers under construction during a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/Pool 15 Jul 2026 04:53AM (Updated: 15 Jul 2026 04:58AM) July 14 : OpenAI is planning to release a screenless speaker as its first hardware product, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.The news comes just days after Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging misappropriation of its trade secrets to benefit the ChatGPT owner's foray into consumer hardware, a dramatic escalation of already simmering tension between the two companies. Source: Reuters