New story: Apple has decided it won’t replace its departing industrial design chief Evans Hankey in a significant shift, dropping a critical role in the post Jony Ive era. Apple’s designers will now report directly to COO Jeff Williams. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-02/apple-decides-to-drop-role-of-industrial-design-chief-in-post-jony-ive-era