https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tim-cook-s-last-day-as-apple-ceo-how-he-led-the-tech-giant-s-rise-to-4tContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tim-cook-s-last-day-as-apple-ceo-how-he-led-the-tech-giant-s-rise-to-4thttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tim-cook-s-last-day-as-apple-ceo-how-he-led-the-tech-giant-s-rise-to-4t#u54631Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:45:38 +0000John Ternus took over as CEO of Apple on September 1, 2026, succeeding Tim Cook. Ternus, a hardware engineer, inherits a company with a $4 trillion valuation and a primary strategic mandate to lead in artificial intelligence. While Ternus views hardware as the main driver for AI innovation, he faces the challenge of moving beyond his engineering background to manage the company. Tim Cook concludes his tenure having overseen a massive increase in company value and a reduction in pollution, though AI energy demands now threaten his sustainability goals.Why it mattersTim Cook led Apple from the e