In the final months of 2025, we began hearing that Apple may be on the hunt for a new CEO, as Tim Cook was expected to step down sometime in 2026 after leading Apple since the passing of Steve Jobs in 2011. Now, it has been confirmed that Cook is indeed departing as Apple CEO. 

Apple confirmed last night that Tim Cook would be stepping down as CEO but would remain with the company as Executive Chairman. In his place, John Ternus will become the new CEO of Apple.

Apple has apparently been preparing for this since last year, when Ternus emerged as a frontrunner for the CEO position. For those who don't know, Ternus has worked at Apple for around 25 years and has been a major contributor to generations of iPhones, iPads, AirPods, Watches and other products.

At this point, Apple has cemented itself as one of the biggest tech companies in the world, in large part thanks to the dominance of the iPhone. Ternus will be leading Apple during an interesting time with experimental ideas like the foldable iPhone coming up.

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KitGuru Says: Apple's new leader is going to have a chance to show something bold later in the year, when it is expected that the foldable iPhone will be announced. 

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Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now.

Intel's former CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has spoken about the company during his tenure, saying that Wall Street's expectations had stalled his manufacturing ambitions. Intel's ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger Is Disappointed By Wall Street's Expectations, But He Shows Faith in Lip-Bu Tan The US semiconductor industry has seen dramatic changes over the past few years, mainly driven by government initiatives such as the CHIPS Act, which aim to produce chips on home soil. Intel's former CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has been a key advocate of America's supply chain resilience and was one of the individuals responsible for bringing an "engineering-driven" approach to the […]

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NVIDIA has become the largest business entity and the driving force in the AI world, yet CEO Jensen Huang has no succession plans in sight, suggesting he doesn't need one. NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Says That His Firm Isn't Reliant on the CEO Alone For Information & Insights NVIDIA has seen humble beginnings under Jensen Huang, and the firm has paved its way to glory by innovating in the 3D graphics segment, and then, with CUDA, opened a whole new computing frontier with GPUs. Jensen played a vital role in leading his company to these milestones, primarily by identifying GPU prospects […]

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NVIDIA's CEO sat down with senior members of the GeForce team to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the GeForce 3 GPU, which, according to Jensen, marked the beginning of the AI revolution. NVIDIA's GeForce 3 Marked a Massive Shift From Fixed-Function Accelerators To Programmable Shaders NVIDIA's CEO hasn't talked much about gaming in recent days, given how 'busy' he and his company are with the AI revolution, so it was nice to see him sit down with the GeForce team to talk about how gaming was basically what started the modern-day AI revolution. While talking with GeForce […]

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NVIDIA has struggled to balance its consumer and enterprise opportunities, as Microsoft's CEO has reminded Jensen of his 'gaming beginnings'. The Buildup Towards Modern-Day AI Infrastructure Was Initiated With NVIDIA's Focus on Gaming Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, demand for NVIDIA's AI chips has grown to unprecedented levels, to the point that the firm's market capitalization has soared to the trillions in just a few years. Since then, NVIDIA has been predominantly focused on catering to enterprise customers, and the inclination towards them comes at a cost, which we have already begun to see with consumer GPUs. There has […]

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AMD's CEO has discussed the company's situation with enterprise demand for its server CPUs, and according to Lisa Su, Team Red faces 'unexpected' customer volume. AMD's Lisa Su Says that the CPU Supply Is Tightening, as Customer Commitments Increase Rapidly The ratio of CPU: GPU in modern-day AI compute workloads has evolved dramatically over the past few months, mainly since with agentic applications coming in, the role of CPUs has increased signifcantly. We have seen hyperscalers like Meta enter into standalone CPU agreements with infrastructure providers like AMD and NVIDIA, indicating that compute is diversifying away from GPUs. While talking […]

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A major leadership transition is about to happen at Microsoft Gaming, as Phil Spencer officially announced his retirement. Spencer's departure marks the end of an influential era during which he transformed Xbox from a struggling console brand into what it is now. Joining him in departure is Xbox President Sarah Bond, who has resigned from Microsoft entirely to pursue new opportunities, a move that surprised many who viewed her as Spencer's logical successor.

To lead the division into its next chapter, Microsoft has appointed Asha Sharma as the new Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Sharma, with a background in scaling platforms at Meta and Instacart, most recently served as the head of Microsoft's CoreAI product division. In her first message to employees, she emphasised a commitment to “great games” and “the return of Xbox”, while pointing out that the company will not flood its ecosystem with “soulless AI slop”, affirming that games must remain art crafted by humans.

As part of this organisational reset, long-time executive Matt Booty has been elevated to Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer, reporting directly to Sharma. Booty's expanded role gives him oversight of nearly 40 internal development teams across the Xbox, Bethesda, Activision Blizzard, and King portfolios, putting him in charge of iconic franchises such as Call of Duty, Halo, and The Elder Scrolls.

This shakeup arrives as Xbox celebrates its 25th anniversary and manages a global active user base of over 500 million gamers. While Spencer will remain in an advisory role through the summer of 2026 to ensure a smooth handoff, the new leadership team of Sharma and Booty faces the immediate challenge of navigating slowing hardware sales and the continued integration of the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

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KitGuru says: The appointment of a platform-scaling expert like Asha Sharma over a gaming-native veteran like Sarah Bond suggests that Satya Nadella views the future of Xbox as a distribution and services challenge rather than just hardware. While Sharma's “no AI slop” pledge is welcome, the departure of both Spencer and Bond, the primary “human faces” of the brand, will likely leave a void in the community. 

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