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Industry·Sep 14·all news from September 14, 2026

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

OpenAI has acquired the smartphone camera software developer Glass Imaging for a reported $300 million. Founded by former Apple engineers who led the development of Portrait Mode, the company specializes in using AI to enhance image quality from smaller camera sensors. This move suggests OpenAI intends to integrate advanced computational photography techniques into its existing AI models and potential future hardware initiatives.

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