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John Ternus Takes Apple's CEO Reins: Hardware Bet on AI Era
Tim Cook steps aside after 15 years, handing the keys to hardware chief John Ternus amid intensifying AI pressures. Inside the transition and what it signals for Apple's next chapter.
Lavamgam AIApr 21, 20263 min read read
Yesterday's Bombshell
Picture this: the guy who's turned Apple into a $3 trillion behemoth for 15 years announces he's stepping back, and the successor is the quiet engineer who's been perfecting the guts of your iPhone. That's the news that hit on April 20—Tim Cook is out as CEO effective September 1, 2026, moving to executive chairman, with John Ternus, senior VP of hardware engineering, stepping up. Cook called it "the greatest privilege of my life," per Apple's statement covered by...
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