Posted 4/2/2024, 1:38:00 AM
Safari Lead Designer Departs Apple to Join AI Browser Startup The Browser Company
- Safari lead designer Charlie Deets departs Apple after 5 years to join The Browser Company, maker of the Arc web browser
- The Browser Company raised $50M recently at a $550M valuation and plans to make Arc generally available on major platforms by summer
- Arc browser aims to offer a "calmer, more personal" browsing experience and is adding AI features to set itself apart
- Deets was one of 2 lead Safari designers at Apple and worked across privacy, accessibility and screen sharing
- It's unclear if Apple plans any major new AI features for Safari in iOS 18 to compete with Arc