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Sources: John Ternus has effectively become Apple's design chief, working in the studio several times a week; OLED touch-screen MacBook Pro will be much lighter (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Also: A big update on the touch-screen MacBook Pro. — Apple's John Ternus is spending much of his time overseeing the company's hardware and software design work.

John Ternus has taken on a significant role in overseeing Apple's design work. According to Bloomberg, he is now effectively the company's design chief, spending several times a week working in the studio.

Ternus is involved in overseeing both hardware and software design. Bloomberg also reports that an OLED touch-screen MacBook Pro is in development and is expected to be much lighter.

No further details on the MacBook Pro or Ternus' role were provided by other sources.

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