Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO in September, replaced by John Ternus, a 25-year hardware veteran who led the MacBook Neo launch. Johny Srouji, architect of Apple's chip success, moves into hardware engineering leadership. The appointments signal Apple will maintain focus on Mac performance and efficiency over design-driven thinness.
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The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era
John Ternus (MacBook Neo architect) replaces Tim Cook as Apple CEO while chip architect Johny Srouji takes hardware engineering, signaling a shift back toward performance and efficiency over design-driven thinness.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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