Dan Riccio, one of Apple’s top designers, is moving to a mysterious new role in Cupertino. After joining Apple in 1998, Riccio worked on loads of groundbreaking products, from the first iMac to last year’s AirPods Max and the M1-powered Macs.

Bloomberg reports the industrial designer who introduced the iPhone Air during Apple’s September event, has left for an unnamed AI startup.

TL;DR: Apple has sued former engineer Di Liu for stealing confidential Vision Pro headset designs and deleting evidence before joining competitor Snap. Liu allegedly transferred sensitive files to personal cloud storage, violating intellectual property rights.

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