John Ternus will become Apple CEO in September 2026, as Tim Cook shifts to chairman in a planned leadership transition.

Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook, who’s stepping down as chief executive officer later this year, told employees on Tuesday that he is “healthy” and plans to serve as executive chairman for a long time.

President Donald Trump weighed in as major corporations, including Apple Inc. AAPL and Amazon Inc. AMZN, reportedly avoided seeking tariff reimbursements. According to CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, several major companies opting not to claim tariff refunds may reflect a desire to avoid “offending” Trump and possibly to sidestep political backlash.

John Ternus, Apple Inc.’s next chief executive, is up against a major challenge as he settles into the role: retaining top talent during a time of historic turnover. After years of relative calm, the company has suffered a wave of recent departures — both among C-suite executives and rank-and-file engineers.

Apple Inc.’s newly combined hardware engineering and hardware technologies division will be organized across five key areas, its new leader told staffers on Monday.

We just covered the 10 Best Stocks to Buy According to Nancy Pelosi and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks 4th on this list. A regulatory filing dated late January 2026 shows that Nancy Pelosi sold 45,000 shares of Apple Inc.

Steve Jobs' long-running dislike of cooling fans helped doom one of Apple Inc.’s earliest business computers, the Apple III, but Apple's newly released fanless MacBook Neo may be the closest the company has come to turning that old aesthetic obsession into a practical mainstream product.

Apple Inc.’s first foldable phone is on track to arrive during the company’s normal iPhone launch period later this year, people with knowledge of the matter said, rebutting concerns about major manufacturing snags.