Apple announced that John Giannandrea, the company's AI chief since 2018, is stepping down and will serve as an adviser through the spring. He will be succeeded by Amar Subramanya, a veteran who spent 16 years at Google before leading engineering for the Gemini Assistant at Microsoft. The leadership change comes as Apple Intelligence has faced a series of setbacks, including missteps with Siri and inaccurate news summaries. Subramanya’s deep experience with rival platforms is expected to help Apple address its AI challenges and accelerate development of on‑device AI services. Read more →