Apple has hired Meta's top lawyer, Jennifer Newstead, as its next general counsel, extending a broader reshuffle of the iPhone maker's senior ranks. Newstead will join Apple in January as a senior vice president, reporting to CEO Tim Cook , and is set to become general counsel on March 1, 2026, succeeding longtime legal chief Kate Adams, who plans to retire late next year, Apple said in a press release. In the same announcement, Apple said Lisa Jackson, its vice president for Environment,