- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hires Soonhoo Ahn, an executive from Samsung Electronics, to help lead its own battery work, Bloomberg reports.
- Ahn led development of lithium battery packs and worked on next-generation battery technology at Samsung SDI, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- Apple, which has used batteries from Samsung SDI for its own products, has been trying to reduce reliance on third-party suppliers for components.
- Previously: CNBC: Apple lays off 200 from self-driving car project (Jan. 24)