September 19, 2023, Figure announced a strategic partnership with Brookfield to expand AI infrastructure and create the world’s largest pre-trained dataset for humanoid robots. Moreover, Brookfield participated in Figure’s Series C funding. This means that the training of humanoid robots is no longer confined to lines of code but is moving into the real world, as the “purely technical” and the real have been married.As one of the world’s largest real estate owners, Brookfield owns over 100,000 residential units, in addition to more than 500 million square feet of commercial office space and 160 million square feet of logistics space,…

A shockwave has rocked both the AI and investment circles: OpenAI is set to collaborate with Luxshare Precision to produce AI devices.According to The Information, OpenAI is poaching hardware talent from Apple and partnering with its contract manufacturing chain to develop its own AI terminals. LinkedIn data shows that Sam Altman has recruited multiple core teams from Apple, including design, manufacturing, supply chain, and AI research. Meanwhile, OpenAI has signed an agreement with Luxshare Precision, the primary contract manufacturer for iPhones and AirPods, to assemble its first device; concurrently, it is in talks with Goertek to secure acoustic and core…

OpenAI aims to penetrate Apple’s “core territory,” referring to OpenAI’s strategic moves to compete with Apple in the hardware sector and challenge Apple’s core ecosystem.Recent media reports indicate that OpenAI is poaching Apple’s “veterans,” including designers, hardware engineers, and wearable device experts. In May 2025, OpenAI acquired io Products, a hardware company founded by Apple’s former chief designer Jony Ive, for approximately $6.5 billion, gaining access to a top-tier industrial design team and full-process development capabilities from concept to mass production.In terms of the supply chain, OpenAI has signed a collaboration with Luxshare Precision, which will help OpenAI mass-produce an…