"Abidur Chowdhury, a key designer who worked on the iPhone Air, has left the company and joined an unnamed AI startup, according to insiders quoted by Bloomberg. Chowdhury can be seen in the iPhone Air introductory video embedded below. While he wasn't the only driving force behind the design, his departure has had an impact on the design team, claim the insiders."
"Chowdhury joined Apple around six years ago - around the same time that famed designer Jony Ive left to form his own creative agency called LoveFrom. Another project that Ive was involved in, called io, was bought by OpenAI (but Ive and LoveFrom remain independent). Anyway, the iPhone Air may not be selling well - and sales performance is reportedly unrelated to why Chowdhury left -"
Abidur Chowdhury left Apple to join an unnamed AI startup after roughly six years at the company. He appeared in the iPhone Air introductory video and contributed significantly to its design, and his departure affected the design team. His tenure overlapped with Jony Ive's exit and the formation of LoveFrom; Ive’s project io was acquired by OpenAI while Ive and LoveFrom stayed independent. The iPhone Air has underperformed in sales, though that underperformance is reportedly unrelated to Chowdhury's departure. The iPhone Air 2 is rumored to be delayed but not canceled, and Samsung's Galaxy S26 Edge faces weaker prospects.
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