AI NewsApple Vision Pro exec is reportedly leaving for OpenAI
Apple Vision Pro exec is reportedly leaving for OpenAI
12:13 AM IST · June 28, 2026

Paul Meade, the Apple vice president in charge of the Vision Pro headset, is leaving the company to join OpenAIâs hardware team,according to Bloombergâs Mark Gurman. Meade also reportedly led the development of the AI-powered smart glasses thatApple plans to launch next year. The costly Vision Pro was not a hit, but Apple is hoping that more affordable smart glasses willhelp it compete with wearable devices from Meta. Gurman frames this departure as a byproduct ofJohn Ternusâ imminent elevation to Apple CEO, and of Ternusâ decision to shake up the hardware engineering team, which left some of the companyâs vice presidents feeling like theyâd been demoted. OpenAI, meanwhile, is already working with Appleâs former chief design officer Jony Ive on an AI device that CEO Sam Altman has claimed will bemore peaceful and calm than an iPhone, though reports last fall suggested the company wasstruggling to get the details right. TechCrunch has reached out to Apple and OpenAI for comment.
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