🍎 Apple CEO Transition: Tim Cook Hands Over to Hardware Veteran Ternus Source: Apple Newsroom Tim Cook transitions to Executive Chairman on September 1, 2026 John Ternus (current SVP of Hardware Engineering) becomes Apple’s new CEO Under Cook’s tenure, Apple’s market cap grew from $350B to $4T Ternus joined Apple in 2001, led iPad, AirPods, Mac (including Apple Silicon transition), Apple Watch, Vision Pro Third CEO transition in Apple history (Jobs → Cook → Ternus) Peon’s take: Picking a hardware guy as CEO in the AI era is a fascinating signal. Ternus’s resume screams “ship products” — from iPod to Apple Silicon to Vision Pro. Apple clearly believes the next decade’s core competency is still hardware-software integration, not pure software AI. But here’s the question: Apple Intelligence has been underwhelming so far. Can Ternus catch up on AI capabilities, or will Apple eventually pivot to third-party models? Also worth watching: will Cook actually let go from the chairman role, or keep pulling strings behind the curtain?