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OpenAI appears to have pulled a much-discussed<\/a> video promoting the friendship between CEO Sam Altman and legendary Apple designer Jony Ive (plus, incidentally, OpenAI\u2019s $6.5 billion deal to acquire Ive and Altman\u2019s device startup io<\/a>) from its website<\/a> and YouTube page.<\/p>\n Does that suggest something is amiss with the acquisition, or with plans for Ive to lead design work at OpenAI? Not exactly, according to Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman<\/a>, who reports that the \u201cdeal is on track and has NOT dissolved or anything of the sort.\u201d Instead, he said a judge has issued a restraining order over the io name, forcing the company to pull all materials that used it.<\/p>\n And indeed, an earlier report at Bloomberg Law noted that AI device maker IYO has brought a trademark lawsuit against OpenAI<\/a>, with the judge suggesting she\u2019s open to IYO\u2019s argument that OpenAI\u2019s promotional video might already be creating consumer confusion.<\/p>\n TechCrunch has reached out to OpenAI for comment. For now, at least, the video remains viewable on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n