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Speculation about Tim Cook’s retirement date intensified when he turned 65 in November of last year, and this was quickly followed by Apple testing the waters for John Ternus as his replacement this year. That test went very well indeed , with the company last month laying further groundwork for yesterday’s announcement … more…

Around 3 million user photos from dating app OkCupid were used for AI training by a third-party company in direct contravention of the company’s own privacy policy … more…

Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station (DCS) was the first to suggest that Apple was working on a 200MP camera module for a future iPhone. This would be a huge increase in resolution over the 48MP sensors used in current models. There have been conflicting rumors since then about timings, but it now seems everyone is aligned on a 2028 release … more…

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 … more…

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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 Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , John Ternus is going to take more of a decisive approach as CEO, rather than leaving …

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. more…

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 structu…

On March 31, Paul McCartney 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. more…

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. more…

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. more…

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. more…

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

Apple today posted a touching open letter from Tim Cook on its website, in which he calls his time as CEO of Apple an “honor and a privilege”. He also describes incoming CEO, John Ternus, as a “brilliant engineer and thinker”. As announced today , Tim Cook will move to the executive chairman role in September. Ternus is being promoted from his prior role as SVP Hardware Engineering. more…

Alongside today’s announcement that Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, Apple has also elevated Johny Srouji. Effective immediately, Srouji is becoming Apple’s chief hardware officer, taking on a broader role overseeing Hardware Engineering. more…