[TechWeb] on December 27, according to foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter revealed that Tang Tan, Apple's vice president of product design, who will leave in February next year, will join the design company Lovefrom founded by Apple's former chief industrial design officer Jony Ive.
It is reported that LoveFrom is a design company founded by Ivey after leaving Apple in 2019, and the company has successfully attracted high-profile customers and former Apple employees. According to reports, more than 20 employees have jumped ship from Apple to Ive's LoveFrom.
According to foreign media reports, after joining LoveFrom, Tan will work with Ivey and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Sam Altman) to work on a new artificial intelligence (AI) hardware project. At that time, he will be responsible for the hardware engineering of LoveFrom's new AI hardware projects, and Altman is expected to provide the software for these products.
In September this year, foreign media reported that Ivey and Ultraman were discussing cooperation on a hardware project that integrates OpenAI technology.
Currently, Tang Tan holds the role of Vice President of Product Design at Apple, where he has been involved in the development of various Apple products, including the iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods, and is known as "a key decision-maker for Apple's most important products," reporting to John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering.
Earlier this month, foreign media reported that Tang Tan will leave in February next year, which will lead to a major reshuffle in Apple's hardware engineering department. Following Tan's departure, his responsibilities will be assigned to existing personnel. (Little Fox).