… The AirPods Pro 3 were announced and released in September 2025. Apple’s push into AI-infused gadgets will put it in competition with Meta, which has had success with its smart glasses and might give the company a leg up on OpenAI, which is reportedly making a phone. …
… He is stepping into the shoes of current hardware engineering head John Ternus, who will replace Tim Cook as CEO in September, while Cook becomes the chairman of the board. …
… However, to bring in these updates, we need to delay the start of mass production, which pushes first batch shipments about one month from late June into late July, with some risk of some units in early August. This likely pushes most July batch shipments into August. …
… I feel a sense of deepening obligation to work harder and push further. …
… Cook has also pushed Apple’s growth in services, which Apple says is a “more than $100 billion business.” Cook is staying on through the summer as CEO “as he works closely with Ternus on a smooth transition,” according to a press release. “As executive chairman, Cook will assist with certain aspect… …
… This September, Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down and will be replaced by John Ternus, the current head of hardware. …
… He has a reputation for pushing engineering boundaries, but also a “Cookian eye for cost-cutting.” An economic environment in which component prices are only going up will make it harder to justify pushing the boat out on cutting-edge technologies while keeping the Apple money machine printing. …
… But a few certification tests and a handful of phones in circulation aren’t evidence of anything you couldn’t pull off with a few production samples. They prove that the T1 technically exists, but not that it’s an actual product on the market. …
… Perhaps a little too popular, as Microsoft is now preparing to walk back its Claude Code push. I understand that Microsoft is planning to remove most of its Claude Code licenses and push many of its developers to use Copilot CLI instead. …
… Musk replies, “Guys, you are pushing too hard here. I’m not ok with this.” Exhibit No. 691 A September 2017 text message from Musk to Zilis and others. …