AI Work: OpenAI Products, AI Suicide, Meta Startup Push, Robin the Researcher, and Chatbase

In Today’s AI for Business News: OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s io Products for $6.5B, aiming to design new AI-focused devices. A U.S. judge allows a lawsuit against Google and Character.AI to move forward after a teen's death is linked to chatbot use. Meta launches “Llama for Startups” to help small businesses build with its AI models, offering funding and expert support. AI system “Robin” from FutureHouse helps discover a possible new treatment for a major eye disease, handling much of the scientific work. Prompt Tip – Make copy more persuasive by writing it as if the user is recommending the product to a skeptical friend. AI Tools to Try – Chatbase – an AI phone agent platform that handles customer calls with voice and flow control – https://theaipreneur.pro/chatbase Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-acquire-jony-ives-hardware-startup-io-products-2025-05-21/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/google-ai-firm-must-face-lawsuit-filed-by-mother-over-suicide-son-us-court-says-2025-05-21/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/meta-launches-program-to-encourage-startups-to-use-its-llama-ai-models/ https://www.futurehouse.org/research-announcements/demonstrating-end-to-end-scientific-discovery-with-robin-a-multi-agent-system