Apple Vision Pro VP Paul Meade leaves for OpenAI's hardware team amid Apple restructuring
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Apple VP Paul Meade, who led the Vision Pro headset and Apple's upcoming AI-powered smart glasses, is leaving to join OpenAI's hardware team. The departure is reportedly tied to John Ternus' expected promotion to Apple CEO and resulting hardware team restructuring. The Vision Pro underperformed commercially, and Apple is pivoting toward more affordable smart glasses to compete with Meta's wearables.
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Meade also reportedly led the development of the AI-powered smart glasses that Apple plans to launch next year
The costly Vision Pro was not a hit, but Apple is hoping that more affordable smart glasses will help it compete with wearable devices from Meta
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