Apple Names Hardware Chief John Ternus as CEO, Faces Immediate AI Catch-Up Questions

Tim Cook's successor is a hardware expert — not an AI leader — and the choice raises pointed questions about whether Apple can close the gap with Google, OpenAI, and others in on-device intelligence.

Apple named John Ternus, its head of hardware engineering, as the company's next CEO, as @ReutersBiz reported. The appointment immediately drew scrutiny about Apple's AI strategy. "Cook leaves Apple in a potentially precarious position, trailing in artificial intelligence," @WSJ noted.

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