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Apple has a new CEO, and Tim Cook signed off quoting Steve Jobs

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Tim Cook issued an emotional farewell memo on his last day as Apple’s chief executive, expressing “enormous comfort” in passing the role to John Ternus. Cook will move to the position of executive chair while Ternus assumes the CEO title. The transition follows a series of senior departures, including longtime App Store leader Phil Schiller.

Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. The Verge·
    Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO

    Tim Cook posted a farewell note on August 31, 2026, thanking Apple employees for their inspiration and stating his title will change the next day after leading the company since 2011. He expressed endless gratitude and excitement for the next chapter, while Apple prepares to transition to new CEO John Ternus.

  2. TechCrunch·
    Tim Cook’s parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder

    Tim Cook’s farewell memo praises senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus, noting his ability to build world-changing products and positioning him to lead Apple’s next hardware-focused era. Under Ternus, Apple released the ultra-thin iPhone Air, the low-cost MacBook Neo, AirPods with hearing-health features, and accelerated AI-driven Mac mini and Mac Studio launches. Cook will stay on as executive chairman, handling political relationships while emphasizing Apple’s culture and purpose.

  3. TechCrunch·
    Apple’s top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down

    Phil Schiller, who led Apple’s App Store since 2015 and helped navigate the Epic Games antitrust case, stepped down from the role but remains at Apple as an Apple Fellow, a position that signals an eventual retirement. Day-to-day App Store duties will shift to Carson Oliver and the division will move from marketing to the services unit under Eddy Cue, while a broader executive turnover follows Tim Cook’s departure as CEO.

  4. TechMeme·
    On his last day as CEO, Tim Cook pens an emotional memo reflecting on his time at Apple and says he takes "enormous comfort" in handing the helm to John Ternus (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

    Tim Cook’s final memo as Apple CEO thanked staff and expressed confidence in John Ternus, who will succeed him while Cook becomes executive chair. Under Cook’s 15-year leadership, Apple’s market value grew from under $350 billion to $4.6 trillion, revenue rose from $157 billion (FY 2012) to about $477 billion (FY 2026), and the stock increased roughly 2,275%. Phil Schiller left his roles overseeing the App Store and product events, staying on for undisclosed projects.

  5. TechMeme·
    John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO, as Tim Cook becomes executive chair; sources say Laura Legros, an Apple hardware VP who retired in 2022, has rejoined Apple (Kalley Huang/New York Times)

    Apple named John Ternus chief executive and moved Tim Cook to executive chair, while former hardware VP Laura Legros returned after retiring in 2022. Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 with enterprise safeguards. OpenAI announced a forthcoming public Astra model limited to select partners. Meta introduced Muse Voice Transcribe, a real-time speech-recognition system supporting over 70 languages. Nvidia revealed an upcoming product launch.

  6. TechMeme·
    A look back at Tim Cook's 15-year tenure: Apple silicon, wearables, a $1T market cap, privacy, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Car, AI, App Store battles, and Trump (Emma Roth/The Verge)

    Tim Cook’s 15-year leadership delivered Apple silicon, expanded wearables, pushed the company past a $1 trillion market cap, and emphasized privacy while launching Vision Pro, pursuing an Apple Car, and integrating AI across its ecosystem. In 2024 John Ternus succeeded Cook as CEO, with Cook moving to an executive-chair role, amid ongoing App Store disputes and political scrutiny involving former President Trump.

  7. Hacker News·
    Tim Cook Sold Out Steve Jobs

    Tim Cook publicly praised President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, presenting a glass-and-gold trophy while sharing a stage with Bono and playing U2’s album on iPods, actions the author says directly contradict Steve Jobs’ immigrant, anti-establishment background. The piece argues that Jobs’ success relied on the civil liberties and countercultural ethos that the current administration threatens.

  8. The Next Web·
    Apple has a new CEO, and Tim Cook signed off quoting Steve Jobs

    John Ternus, a 51-year-old engineer who joined Apple in 2001 and has overseen hardware for iPads, AirPods, iPhones, Macs and Watches, became Apple’s chief executive, the first engineer in the role since Steve Jobs. Tim Cook’s farewell memo praised Apple’s culture, quoted Jobs, and emphasized his continued presence at the company while noting the company’s growth from under $350 billion to about $4.6 trillion and revenue rising from $157 billion to an expected $477 billion in fiscal 2025.

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