John Ternus Takes Over as Apple CEO

Apple has a brand new CEO. John Ternus is taking over for Tim Cook, so Bryan and Jeff take a look at how the transition has gone so far, and speculate on how the company may fare under his leadership.

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00:00:00 Introductions00:00:02 The First Apple CEO Change without Drama00:02:22 What John Ternus Means for Apple00:03:00 Why Steve Jobs Chose Tim Cook00:13:14 What Changes Under John Ternus00:17:08 The First Products of the Ternus Era00:28:08 Bryan’s Accidental Intelligence Wins Silver at Readers’ Favorite00:30:18 Apple’s $10 Billion Foldable iPhone00:33:58 Outro

Sources referenced in this episode:

• John Ternus, Apple CEO
• iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch
• IDC: Smartphone Shipments Set for Record 16.7% Drop in 2026, as the Memory Crisis Hits Full Force
• Bryan’s Accidental Intelligence wins Readers Favorite silver medal award
• Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
• Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
• Mason Truman on Threads

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