Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus, in a recent interview, shared how he and Apple think about approaching AI. And ahead of what’s rumored to be a big AI release with iOS 27, he said exactly what I was hoping to hear.
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Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings call included a notable addition this time around, as incoming CEO John Ternus joined the discussion alongside current CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh. Here are the details.
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Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus is going to be facing two critical decisions soon after he takes the helm, says a new Financial Times report.
First, how to respond to a massive increase in memory prices, with Apple’s RAM costs increasing by more than 400% by next year. Second, how to shape the company’s manufacturing plans across China, India, and the US …
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Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus built his career in hardware, and had little involvement in the company’s services business. However, remarks Ternus reportedly made to Apple employees last week indicate services are set to continue growing at Apple.
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On September 1st, 2026, John Ternus will officially become Apple’s CEO. Here’s why that timing matters for both Ternus and Apple.
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Last week, Tom’s Guide published an interview with Apple SVPs John Ternus and Greg Joswiak. We covered many of the quotes here, but Apple’s incoming CEO Ternus also shared his thoughts on the Vision Pro.
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Apple’s CEO transition will undoubtedly impact the whole company to varying degrees, including its services division. A new report sheds light on how John Ternus might approach the Apple TV streaming service specifically.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook and incoming CEO John Ternus reportedly shared remarks today at an all-hands Apple meeting. Cook’s words were reported here, while Ternus’s comments are outlined below.
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Tim Cook is officially stepping down as Apple CEO this year, with John Ternus taking his place. Here’s what Cook recently said his words of advice will be to Apple’s next CEO.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up the title and passing the torch to John Ternus on September 1.
Unsurprisingly, Cook is taking on the role of board executive chairman, a position in which Cook is expected to remain very active as Apple’s chief global diplomat. Retiring as CEO? Yes. But retiring into the sunset? Hardly. You can take Tim at his word when he says he can’t imagine life without Apple.
As Apple’s CEO transition shifts into the public-facing phase, I couldn’t help but revisit some of the official press material from the previous changing of the guard.
That happened under very different circumstances, of course, with Steve Jobs at the end of his life. It’s incredibly touching to revisit now. There are also echoes of Steve’s endorsement of Tim Cook in Tim’s endorsement of the next Apple CEO, John Ternus.
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John Ternus is Apple’s incoming CEO, and according to a Bloomberg report, he has already started to overhaul Apple’s internal operations using AI.
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John Ternus officially starts as Apple CEO on September 1, 2026, just ahead of the company’s biggest product launch event of the year. Here are the 10+ new Apple products rumored to be the first launched under Ternus as CEO.
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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 …
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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 …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, and John Ternus is taking over. The CEO transition has quietly been underway for some time now. Starting today, the transition is happening publicly and will be complete this fall.
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Over the weekend, Bloomberg published an in-depth profile of Apple’s John Ternus, who many see as the company’s likely next CEO. The report also offers fascinating details on Ternus’ role in the iPad’s development.
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While everyone is careful to acknowledge that Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t likely to retire imminently, and that the decision about his replacement hasn’t yet been made, there seems little doubt that John Ternus is the current heir apparent.
An extensive new Bloomberg profile underlines this, describing both internal and external pointers to the company’s favored choice …
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It has long been an open secret that John Ternus is a leading candidate to succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO, following more than fourteen years at the helm. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reinforced that expectation through years of reporting on Apple’s succession planning.
Today, The New York Times adds to that narrative with a detailed profile of Ternus that positions him as a front-runner while also outlining several alternative internal succession paths.
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Apple made an interesting omission in yesterday’s chief operating officer transition announcement. Design, which previously reported to COO Jeff Williams, will soon report to CEO Tim Cook, but the press release stopped short of explaining where Williams’ other product responsibility will go when he leaves.
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