Unpacking and Decoding the NYT’s Jony Ive / LoveFrom Profile
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Unpacking and Decoding the NYT’s Jony Ive / LoveFrom Profile
Hello everyone.
This past Saturday, The New York Times published a profile on what Jony Ive has been up to since leaving Apple in 2019 and starting his LoveFrom design consultancy.
While a fair amount of the information found in the piece had been previously known, such as Airbnb and Ferrari being LoveFrom clients, there were new disclosures regarding some of Jony’s business dealings involving San Francisco real estate. The piece seemed to be timed with an upcoming fundraising effort for a new company Jony is involved in with OpenAI.
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Jony Ive Partners with Ferrari, iPhone 13 Strength in China, Apple vs. Huawei
Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:
Jony Ive Partners with Ferrari
iPhone 13 Strength in China
Apple vs. Huawei
We kick things off with some Jony Ive news. Jony’s LoveFrom design studio is partnering with Ferrari to develop an electric car. Our attention then turns to what appears to be renewed iPhone momentum in China. We go over what may be behind the momentum and Huawei’s role in stronger iPhone sales.
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