John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Apple SVP John Ternus takes over as CEO from Tim Cook. | AFP via Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="AFP via Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2287315497.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Apple SVP John Ternus takes over as CEO from Tim Cook. | AFP via Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For the first time since 2011, one of the world's most valuable companies has a new leader, as today marks John Ternus' first day as Apple's CEO. He's replacing Tim Cook, who will continue on as the executive chairman on Apple's board and departed with a letter to employees that remarked, "This place is proof that culture triumphs over everything. We share a belief that what we build matters, and that we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to leave the world better than we found it."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ternus is taking over a company dealing with the rise of AI, shortages of RAM and other components due to that growth in AI, and a political and e …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/987150/apple-ceo-john-ternus">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>