John Ternus’ first big problem is AI

Published: (April 21, 2026 at 09:37 AM EDT)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

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Less than a year ago, Apple made headlines for a lack of AI announcements at its annual WWDC event. Ten months later, the company has announced that hardware executive John Ternus will succeed longtime CEO Tim Cook as chief executive — and the official release doesn’t mention AI once.

Ternus, currently Apple’s SVP of hardware engineering, will take over as CEO on September 1, after Cook’s decade and a half in the role. Ternus is a 25‑year veteran of the company and the first Apple CEO in about 30 years to come from the hardware sector. According to Apple, he’s led hardware engineering work for every model of iPad, as well as the most recent …

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