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Apple's Tim Cook to step down as CEO

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published April 21, 2026 at 11:01 AM CDT
Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on during a tour of Corning's iPhone glass manufacturing facility Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Harrodsburg, Ky. (Jon Cherry/AP)
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Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on during a tour of Corning's iPhone glass manufacturing facility Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Harrodsburg, Ky. (Jon Cherry/AP)

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his role. He’ll become executive chairman, as senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, prepares to become CEO in September.

Here & Now‘s David Folkenflik speaks with technology writer and podcaster Kara Swisher.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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