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  "id": 11955356,
  "title": "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)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/sources-john-ternus-has-effectively-become-apples-design-chief",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-04T15:35:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-10-04/apple-s-john-ternus-leads-design-touch-screen-oled-macbook-pro-gets-lighter?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MTEyNDAyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzkxNzI4ODI5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTURZVzFWVFRDWkwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.IMplehb6VmR_olZW0pY5ppJms0Vi5W1Zfu04Y36cvSI"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nTernus 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.\n\nNo further details on the MacBook Pro or Ternus' role were provided by other sources.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "John Ternus is taking a more ‘hands-on’ role in Apple’s design teams as CEO: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/john-ternus-is-taking-a-more-hands-on-role-in-apples-design-teams-as",
        "published": "2026-10-04T15:15:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}