Core Reboot

Apple has a new head chef.

The tech company announced Monday that CEO Tim Cook will step down on September 1 after 15 years—passing the whisk baton to SVP of hardware engineering John Ternus, the man behind the iPad, AirPods, and a decade of iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch glow-ups.

Cook, 65, isn’t going dark mode; he’ll slide into the Executive Chairman seat, while longtime chip boss Johny Srouji fills Ternus’s old shoes as Chief Hardware Officer.

Cook is a tough act to follow: Apple’s stock climbed ~20x during his run, and the Cupertino giant’s market cap grew from $350B to over $4T—making it the world’s second-most valuable company.

Ternus also inherits Apple’s biggest headache: the company has fallen behind in the AI race, fumbling on promised Apple Intelligence features.

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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
Consumers and companies alike can use technology to hoard power and wealth or bless others. Whatever technology you’re using, remember to use every resource at your disposal to honor God and love others.

“A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.” 
Proverbs 11:25-26 (CSB) (read full passage)