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  "id": 7414312,
  "title": "OpenAI reportedly buys AI camera startup Glass Imaging for more than $300M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/openai-reportedly-buys-ai-camera-startup-glass-imaging-for-more-than",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T22:28:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/14/openai-reportedly-buys-ai-camera-startup-glass-imaging-for-more-than-300m/"
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  "account": "OpenAI has reportedly acquired smartphone camera software startup Glass Imaging Inc. for over $300 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. This purchase comes during OpenAI's focus on consumer hardware. In May 2025, OpenAI had paid $6.5 billion in stock for Jony Ive’s io Products Inc. and subsequently hired many Apple employees. Glass Imaging's software, called GlassAI, processes raw sensor output through a neural image signal processor, handling tasks like demosaicing, color reconstruction, noise reduction, sharpening, and frame fusion in a single pass. This approach reportedly yields higher detail compared to conventional camera pipelines. The software, which targets small cameras where optics are cramped, has been integrated into phones like Honor Device's 600 series with a 200-megapixel main camera. Founded in 2019 by Shivansh Rao and Ziv Attar, both former Apple employees, Glass Imaging had raised about $29 million before its sale, with Insight Venture Management leading a $20 million Series A round in May 2025.",
  "summary": "OpenAI Group PBC has apparently bought smartphone camera software startup Glass Imaging Inc. for more than $300 million in a deal first reported today by The Wall Street Journal. Neither company has confirmed the purchase publicly. The purchase lands in the middle of OpenAI’s push into consumer hardware. The company paid $6.5 billion in stock […] The post OpenAI reportedly buys AI camera startup…",
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        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "OpenAI buys startup working on smartphone camera: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/openai-buys-startup-working-on-smartphone-camera-report",
        "published": "2026-09-14T18:48:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: OpenAI bought Glass Imaging, which is developing AI-powered smartphone camera tech, in a deal valuing it at $300M+; it was valued at ~$100M last year (Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/sources-openai-bought-glass-imaging-which-is-developing-ai-powered",
        "published": "2026-09-14T19:00:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "ASX eyes flat start, tech stocks weigh on Wall Street; Trump lashes out over ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "ASX eyes flat start, tech stocks weigh on Wall Street; Trump lashes out over ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI",
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        "published": "2026-09-14T19:10:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/openai-buys-smartphone-camera-maker-glass-imaging-for-300-million",
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