Apple design chief Jony Ive, Steve Jobs’ confidant, to leave and start own firm – Reuters

Apple Inc said on Thursday its Chief Design Officer Jony Ive – a close artistic confidant of founder Steve Jobs and a critical part of the firm’s late 1990s revival and historic growth into the world’s first $1 trillion company – will leave the iPhone maker later this year to form an independent design company.
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Apple to Buy Drive.ai in Bid for More Autonomous Vehicle Talent – Bloomberg

Apple Inc. is preparing to buy startup Drive.ai in a small deal that will bring more engineers with experience in autonomous vehicle technology to the iPhone maker, according to people familiar with the matter.
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