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Apple Loses iPhone Air Designer to Unnamed AI Startup
Abidur Chowdhury, who spent over six years at Apple and introduced the iPhone Air, left to join an unnamed artificial intelligence startup amid a broader talent shift.
- On November 18, 2025, Bloomberg reported that Abidur Chowdhury, industrial designer, recently left Apple to join an unnamed artificial intelligence startup after presenting the iPhone Air.
- Apple has seen engineers and designers leave for AI firms, with departures from its AI teams to Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI and a near-complete design overhaul since Jony Ive’s exit several years ago.
- Abidur Chowdhury had joined Apple around Jony Ive’s departure and was selected to narrate a roughly two-minute iPhone Air launch video; people familiar with the move said his resignation made waves internally.
- After Jeff Williams left last week, Apple said design teams now report directly to CEO Tim Cook, and Bloomberg reported a follow‑up iPhone Air model is planned.
- Although Bloomberg said the move is unrelated to the phone’s debut, Abidur Chowdhury’s LinkedIn still lists Apple and Apple declined to comment on his exit to an unnamed artificial intelligence startup.
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