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Apple switches CEO: What it means for the iPhone maker
Apple announced on April 21, 2026, that CEO Tim Cook will step down in September, to be replaced by long-time top hardware engineer John Ternus—who has led development of core products like the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, and oversaw the company's shift to in-house chip design. Ternus inherits the $4 trillion tech giant at a critical juncture, where it must catch up in generative AI amid competition from Google and Microsoft, address slowing iPhone sales in China against local rivals like Huawei and Xiaomi, navigate regulatory pressures in the U.S. and Europe, and continue supply-chain diversification away from China to India and Vietnam while driving future growth through new products and AI monetization of its iOS ecosystem.
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