Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO on September 1 after 15 years, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus named as successor while Cook becomes executive chairman. The change occurs as Apple reports all-time quarterly revenue records and maintains its position as one of the world's most valuable companies.
Cook praised him as a visionary whose many contributions already defy easy counting and called him "without question the right person to lead Apple into the future."
Cook described his time as CEO as "the greatest privilege of my life" and expressed deep gratitude for the "ingenious, innovative, creative, and deeply caring people" on Apple's team.
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Bloomberg reports Apple will launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pros, a new iPad mini, and other models on or around October 27 with an online presentation and in-person press event. The products target creative professionals and include OLED displays across multiple lines.
MacRumors: Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has walked back earlier reports that the upcoming OLED MacBook Pro would be significantly thinner. The models are now described as significantly lighter only, with launch still expected later this month.
MacRumors: Multiple sources indicate Apple intends to hold two separate rounds of product announcements during October, covering home devices on the 13th plus Macs and other hardware later in the month along with the iPhone Duo.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says EU iPhone and iPad users may wait five months or more for Apple's upgraded Siri AI as Apple negotiates over the bloc's digital rules.
A federal jury in San Diego ordered Apple to pay Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion after finding that the Taptic Engine in iPhones and Apple Watches infringed two Taction haptic patents. The jury found the infringement was not willful, and Apple says it will appeal.
