Overview

• Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that executives increasingly view hardware engineering chief John Ternus, 50, as the heir apparent to lead Apple.
• Cook turns 65 next month and is expected to remain CEO for the near term, with a possible eventual move to a chairman role reported as under consideration.
• Jeff Williams, long seen as Cook’s likely successor, handed off operations in July and is preparing to leave by year-end, removing a primary rival.
• Apple’s board is said to favor a technologist to reinvigorate product innovation, as Ternus’s remit has expanded to product roadmaps and he fronted recent launches like the iPhone Air.
• AI leadership is in flux, with John Giannandrea’s role described as uncertain and Apple evaluating external hires, including a senior AI executive from Meta, while Johny Srouji and Lisa Jackson are weighing their futures.