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John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook as Apple CEO

techAug 31, 202620216

John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO after Cook’s nearly 15-year tenure leading the company. Ternus, Apple’s longtime hardware engineering chief, has a reputation for delivering successful products and now faces defining Apple’s next era, Fortune writes. Bloomberg frames artificial intelligence as Ternus’s top priority and says the new CEO will confront high expectations around AI-driven products. Reporting in AppleInsider praises both Cook and Ternus and notes the handoff comes as Apple prepares a foldable iPhone Ultra that Ternus will have to unveil soon. Observers describe Ternus’s style as low-key compared with his predecessors, raising questions about how he will steer Apple through rapid AI and product transitions.

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