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Meta Hires Apple UI Chief Alan Dye to Lead Reality Labs as Apple Elevates Stephen Lemay

The appointment signals a sharpened race to embed artificial intelligence in consumer hardware.

Overview

  • Dye will become Chief Design Officer at Reality Labs on December 31, reporting to CTO Andrew Bosworth.
  • Meta says he will build a new studio unifying hardware, software and AI for wearables, with an early focus on next‑generation AI glasses.
  • Apple confirmed longtime designer Stephen (Steve) Lemay will lead its user interface team, a move welcomed internally, according to Daring Fireball.
  • Dye previously led Vision Pro’s interface and this year’s iOS 26 “Liquid Glass” redesign, and helped shape UI across iPhone, Apple Watch and other products.
  • Shares eased after the reports, with Apple down nearly 1% and Meta off about 1.2% in New York trading.