Tim Cook retirement ‘leak’ worked perfectly in predicting reactions

A supposed Tim Cook retirement leak late last year indicated that hardware head John Ternus was Apple’s planned successor and that the announcement would be made ahead of WWDC 2026 in June.

I wrote at the time that this was very clearly a trial balloon by the company in order to test reaction to the plan, and we can now see that this indeed paved the way for yesterday’s announcement

Steve Jobs was always going to be an impossible act to follow, but it’s not coincidence that


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Report: John Ternus to be ‘decisive’ leader, ‘reinvent’ product lineup as Apple CEO

On Monday, Apple unexpectedly announced that Tim Cook would be stepping down from his role as CEO after a nearly 15 year tenure. Starting September 1, hardware SVP John Ternus will take over as the new Apple CEO – with Tim Cook becoming executive chairman.

According to a new report from , John Ternus is going to take more of a decisive approach as CEO, rather than leaving decisions up to a larger group of executives.

Tim Cook, for the most part, has taken a hands-off approach to specific


DOJ shoots back at Apple’s bid to obtain Samsung documents in antitrust case

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a response criticizing Apple’s recent request to obtain evidence from Samsung in South Korea in the ongoing antitrust case. Here are the details.

A few days ago, Apple filed a request for documents from Samsung Electronics in South Korea as part of its defense against the DOJ in the ongoing antitrust fight over alleged monopoly practices.

Apple’s request came after Samsung’s U.S. subsidiary refused to produce records Apple claims would clarify how competitive the smartphone and smartwatch


Apple splits hardware team into five key areas, per report

As part of Apple’s reorganization elevating John Ternus to CEO , the company also promoted Johny Srouji to a broader new chief hardware officer role. With this move, the company combined its hardware engineering and hardware technologies divisions into a single organization, overseen by Srouji.

In an email to employees on Monday, Srouji outlined how he plans to organize things in this new structure.

As reported by , Srouji will organize the combined hardware engineering and hardware technologies group into five areas:

  • Hardware engineering: Overseen by Tom Marieb, who

Paul McCartney shares behind-the-scenes video of Apple Park concert

On March 31, performed a full set at Apple Park to celebrate Apple’s 50th anniversary. Now, the legendary artist has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the event and his visit to the campus. Watch it below.

On the eve of Apple’s 50th anniversary, performed on the rainbow stage at Apple Park in front of thousands of Apple employees.

Although videos showing snippets of the concert have been since the day of the event, Apple has yet to release any


Brazilian officials notify Apple over lack of age controls in betting apps on the App Store

Apple and Google have been notified by Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Safety over the availability of betting apps to minors on their app stores. Here are the details.

As reported by (via ), the National Secretariat for Digital Rights (Sedigi) and the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) sent letters to Google and Apple on Friday, notifying both companies about the availability of “countless apps” that either offer or facilitate minors’ access to betting.

According to the letters, many of these apps also lack


Tim Cook to remain involved in Apple’s government relations around the world

Apple confirmed today that although Tim Cook will be leaving the role of Apple CEO come September, he’ll still be involved in a key area of the company. Here are the details.

Cook to remain engaged with policymakers

Ever since talks of Tim Cook’s retirement began to surface, one key aspect of his tenure as CEO became a major focus of discussion: his relationship with the US government and how this responsibility would fall to Apple’s next CEO, whoever they would be.

Today, Apple answered part


‘WhatsApp Plus’ subscription launching soon with new features

WhatsApp is planning to launch a new ‘WhatsApp Plus’ paid subscription soon, and it just went live in the app’s Android beta ahead of an iOS rollout. Here are the details.

Meta has growing ambitions to pull in subscription revenue from its massive user base, and WhatsApp is a part of those plans.

Earlier this year, reporting indicated that Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were all getting paid subscription tiers soon. We saw the first tests of an Instagram paid tier last month, and now WhatsApp appears


Apple CEO transition: Tim Cook and John Ternus share internal memos

Following Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook will step down later this year and be succeeded by hardware chief John Ternus, reports that both executives have shared internal memos about the transition. Read them below.

In a somewhat surprisingly timed announcement for a widely expected move, Apple confirmed today that John Ternus will become CEO on September 1, with Tim Cook moving to Executive Chairman.

After the announcement, Tim Cook shared a touching open letter on Apple’s website, thanking Apple’s users for their support and belief in

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