Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently joined the Outside podcast to talk in-depth about Apple Park, Apple Watch, Fitness, and a wide array of other topics. The interview was taped earlier this fall, “several weeks after” the introduction of the Apple Watch Series 6, and it was taped at Apple Park.

Following Apple’s Q4 2020 earnings release, CEO Tim Cook has offered additional commentary on the numbers in an interview with CNBC. Apple CFO Luca Maestri also added some additional details in an interview with the Financial Times.

Tim Cook has tweeted in memory of Steve Jobs, on the 9th anniversary of the passing of Apple’s co-founder, quoting poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou.

“A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.” — Maya Angelou. You’re always with us Steve, your memory connects and inspires us every day …

A regulatory filing has revealed a new Tim Cook stock award that could see him receive an extra million AAPL shares by 2025. In the best case, Apple’s CEO would receive stock worth $114M at today’s price.

Apple confirmed the award in a brief statement …

Tim Cook received his annual stock payout yesterday, the value of which is based on both continued service as CEO and the performance of AAPL against comparable stocks.

With AAPL trading at record highs, that entitled him to 560,000 shares with a value yesterday of around $278M …

Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially become a billionaire, according to a new report from Bloomberg today. The report cites an analysis of regulatory filings and acknowledges that Cook’s net worth “could be lower” if he’s made undisclosed charitable gifts.

We’ve now had a chance to see the antitrust argument Tim Cook will make in today’s hearing, and it essentially amounts to: there’s nothing to see here.

Apple is arguing that it has done nothing wrong in the past, is doing nothing wrong now and sees no need to change the way it works in the future …

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Bloomberg is out with its 2019 Pay Index that ranks the compensation of US executives. Even though Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has a relatively small salary, bonuses and large stock awards launched him to being the second-highest-paid CEO after Tesla’s Elon Musk.

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Update: You can now watch the full video of Tim Cook’s appearance on CBS Sunday Morning right here.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to make an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning this weekend. Cook will sit down for an in-person interview with John Dickerson, and CBS has shared a few quotes from the interview ahead of the full episode airing tomorrow morning.

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Pressure is mounting on Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify to Congress on antitrust concerns as other tech giants indicate they will send their chief execs to give evidence.

Amazon, Facebook and Google are all reported to be willing to have their CEOs face questions about whether their companies are engaging in anti-competitive behaviors …

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Tim Cook has just announced a new major commitment from Apple to support the fight for racial equality and justice that will see the company donate $100 million to make real change happen.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook today posted an open letter on Apple’s website that addresses the recent protests and riots fuelled by the death of George Floyd under police arrest, described by Cook as a “senseless killing”.

Cook says that everyone must stand together and recognize the fear and outrage from recent events and the long history of racism. You can read Cook’s letter in full here, entitled ‘Speaking up on racism’.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to the ‘senseless killing’ of George Floyd by writing a memo to all staff. In it, he argues that while the coronavirus crisis has created a strong desire for a return to normalcy, we should instead ‘aim far higher.’

The memo begins by acknowledging the strength of feelings that have given rise to widespread protests across the US, and the inequalities which remain …

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Update 5/11: iHeartMedia has announced today that Tim Cook will take part in its special podcast “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020.” The episodes will be released on May 15.

As expected, Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered Ohio State’s virtual commencement address today. In the address, which was shared on YouTube, Cook calls on graduates to “build a better future than the one you thought was certain” amid this “fearful time.”

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President Trump has said that he talked with Tim Cook today and that the Apple CEO is expecting a v-shaped economic recovery…

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Apple has been at the forefront of pandemic relief efforts by donating resources like masks, shields, financial support around the world, and more. Now, CEO Tim Cook appeared on the BBC and shared that Apple is making another big contribution to the network’s entertainment relief event “The Big Night In.”

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Apple has been contributing to coronavirus relief efforts in some big ways like donating over 20M masks, producing face shields, donating money, allowing Apple Card customers to skip payments, and more. Now Apple CEO Tim Cook is going to be helping in another way with California’s business recovery task force that will meet regularly throughout 2020.

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