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Two executives who have spent roughly three decades each at Apple are handing over responsibility for its displays, as part of a broader series of engineering leadership changes reported by Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman . Victor Yin now oversees much of Apple's display development following years of preparation under Wei Chen and John Zhong. Chen and Zhong, each with approximately 30 years at the company, are taking on more limited responsibilities as advisers. Gurman describes their eventual departures as part of a succession process that has been underway for several years. Apple's October promotions also include engineering leaders Rajesh Ambati, Louie Sanguinetti, and Derek Shaeffer, who have all become vice presidents. Their work covers connectivity hardware and software, with Sanguinetti's contributions to wireless hardware stretching back decades. The appointments follow Apple's decision to expand Johny Srouji's role to chief hardware officer, bringing hardware engineering and hardware technologies under his leadership. A subsequent reorganization of product development sought to improve coordination between the teams designing Apple's chips and devices. Gurman also reports that some hardware program managers have been laid off in recent weeks as Srouji and CEO John Ternus remove management layers. The cuts follow earlier reports of Ternus' efforts to accelerate product development and reduce the number of positions between engineers and senior leadership. Elsewhere at Apple, App Store head Carson Oliver has received a vice president title, while Steve Smith has taken charge of corporate development. Both appointments were reported earlier this month . Tags: Bloomberg , Mark Gurman This article, " Apple Display Veterans Step Back as New Leaders Take Over " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple is testing OLED displays for future MacBook Air and iMac models, though both upgrades remain some way off, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman in his latest "Power On" newsletter . The next refreshes of the devices are expected to retain LCD displays. Gurman anticipates a new ‌iMac‌ to arrive this week and a ‌MacBook Air‌ refresh in early 2027, but offered no time frame for either model's transition to ‌OLED‌. Related Roundups: iMac , MacBook Air Tags: Bloomberg , Mark Gurman , OLED Buyer's Guide: iMac (Don't Buy) , MacBook Air (Neutral) Related Forums: iMac , MacBook Air This article, " OLED MacBook Air and iMac Remain in Testing " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Earlier this month, a security researcher discovered that private cryptographic keys associated with eight of Indian company eMudhra's intermediate certificate authority (CA) certificates were weak. The compromised keys could have allowed attackers to impersonate legitimate websites, potentially putting users' sensitive information at risk. However, there is currently no evidence that the keys were exploited maliciously. eMudhra's certificates were widely trusted by all major web browsers, including Safari, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, but Apple and the other companies behind those browsers have since taken action to protect users. In a support document , Apple said it has been blocking eMudhra's compromised TLS web certificates since October 19 in Safari, Mail, and apps that use Apple's networking and security frameworks. The certificates are blocked automatically with no software update required, so most Apple device owners do not need to take any action. There is one exception. Apple said those who use macOS command-line tools, such as system administrators, should be aware that some of those tools can still accept the compromised certificates until Apple releases a macOS update with a fix. In the meantime, Apple said those who use command-line tools can remove root CA certificates from the /etc/ssl/cert.pem file. Apple has not provided a release date for the macOS update that will include the necessary changes to the /etc/ssl/cert.pem file by default. For more technical details, read Apple's support document . Tags: macOS Security , Safari This article, " Apple Addresses Web Security Threat, Working on macOS Update With Additional Fix " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
The touch-enabled MacBook Pro will bring with it some changes to macOS Golden Gate, with a dynamic interface that will be better for finger-based navigation. MacBook Pro, without OLED It's safe to say that the macOS interface is generally geared towards the mouse and keyboard, with touch securely in third place. However, the inbound MacBook Pro update with a touchscreen is forcing Apple to adjust macOS. According to Mark Gurman in Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , macOS Golden Gate will be tweaked for finger-based usage. This includes the introduction of a dynamic interface. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
