Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive officer, and hardware engineering chief John Ternus is set to take over, Apple announced today. Cook will continue on as Apple CEO through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors and take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. Cook is going to transition to executive chairman, and he will "assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world".
Federighi is the one who talked Cook in to moving the company towards AI, and he’s the person who was put in charge of the AI-ification of Siri when the previous fly was let go. Turnus is a hardware guy. The two things he’s most responsible for are Apple Silicon and AirPods.
Oh, and he was the one who pushed for the Macbook Neo, which has been hugely successful -commercially, in terms of reception, and has even had CEOs of other companies like Dell saying it’s a serious threat to their business
Federighi is the one who talked Cook in to moving the company towards AI, and he’s the person who was put in charge of the AI-ification of Siri when the previous fly was let go. Turnus is a hardware guy. The two things he’s most responsible for are Apple Silicon and AirPods.
Oh, and he was the one who pushed for the Macbook Neo, which has been hugely successful -commercially, in terms of reception, and has even had CEOs of other companies like Dell saying it’s a serious threat to their business
Cool. And now he’s gonna be in charge of enshitifiying products with AI.
Tim left at a good time, and clearly he wasn’t a big fan of AI in its current state, hence the replacement.