US EditionApple executive overseeing home devices joins Oura
Brian Lynch’s move to Oura marks a key leadership shift amid Apple’s ongoing smart home delays and follows the exit of another senior hardware VP in 2024.
- On Tuesday, Brian Lynch, Apple senior director for home devices, left Apple to join Oura as senior vice president for hardware engineering, Oura CEO Tom Hale told Bloomberg.
- Before joining Oura, Brian Lynch ran Apple’s home hardware group since 2022, oversaw new-device hardware, and previously worked on the self-driving car project and iPods; he follows DJ Novotney’s 2024 exit.
- The smart-display rollout has been postponed to September at the earliest after delays tied to a beleaguered Siri overhaul, Bloomberg described Lynch's exit as another setback for Apple’s smart home initiative.
- Oura confirmed it poached Brian Lynch, an Apple alum overseeing hardware engineering, and highlighted that its head of design and chief medical officer are also Apple alumni.
- Apple ended support for the original Apple Home platform last month, pressuring users to update while the stalled Siri revamp remains the unresolved issue behind delays.
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