Apple's succession planning efforts step up to find Tim Cook's replacement

Apple's board and leadership are increasing their search for the right candidate to replace Tim Cook as CEO, just in case the eventual succession of the company's leadership happens in 2026.

Malcolm Owen 6 months ago 14

One of these three Apple executives will probably be Tim Cook's replacement

Whenever Tim Cook retires as Apple CEO, there are now several obvious contenders for the role — but it may all come down to exactly when he steps away.

William Gallagher 8 months ago 49

All hands on deck: Tim Cook, Craig Federighi address Apple employees on AI, Siri

On Friday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook and senior vice president Craig Federighi addressed Apple Park employees, discussing the scope and scale of artificial intelligence, Siri, and the road forward for Apple.

Mike Wuerthele 10 months ago 28

Apple execs explain Apple's position in the AI race & how it isn't necessarily 'behind'

Marketing head Greg Jozwiak and software chief Craig Federighi share some familiar arguments about Apple Intelligence, Siri's place in it, and how they aren't technically in the same AI race.

Wesley Hilliard 11 months ago 24

Apple's AI rollout leaves Siri behind & long-time fans are asking questions

Apple software chief Craig Federighi confirmed Monday that promised artificial intelligence upgrades to Siri have been delayed, saying the company needs more time to meet quality standards before launching the features in iOS 26.

Andrew Orr 11 months ago 23

Apple hampered its Siri ambitions by penny-pinching

If Apple isn't able to get its Siri improvements out with iOS 19 in the fall, a new report tries to put the blame on early cost-cutting decisions by CFO Luca Maestri.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 19

Behind the scenes, Siri's failed iOS 18 upgrade was a decade-long managerial car crash

The long-delayed overhaul of Siri was hit by repeated failures to progress, with leadership problems making it harder to execute than it should've been.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 19

Rumored iOS 19 & macOS 16 design changes will be polarizing, as always

Apple is rumored to be overhauling the design of iOS 19 and macOS 16, and based on what's happened before, the changes will polarize users before ultimately becoming accepted.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 5

Craig Federighi says Siri won't become sentient, but it'll get better

Apple head of software Craig Federighi was asked about Siri and Apple Intelligence, and while he couldn't discuss the future, he was sure Siri was never going to become some kind of sentient pal.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 16

Craig Federighi talks about the challenges behind keeping Apple Intelligence private

Apple had to achieve what Craig Federighi says were breakthroughs so that Apple Intelligence could use large language models in the cloud while still protecting users' privacy. Here's what Apple did.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 6

Apple researchers add 20 more open-source models to improve text and image AI

Apple has contributed 20 new Core Machine Learning models to an open source AI repository Hugging Face, adding to its existing public models and research papers.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 3

Tiled window management comes to macOS Sequoia, but it's hidden

Apple has introduced yet another way to help manage overlapping windows on the Mac, but you have to know where it is on macOS Sequoia — and it doesn't seem to be complete.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 5

Craig Federighi ignited Apple's AI efforts after using Microsoft's Copilot

Despite years of working to develop AI systems, it wasn't until Christmas 2022 when Craig Federighi played with Copilot that the company truly got behind the idea.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 69

The next Apple CEO: Who could succeed Tim Cook?

Apple CEO Tim Cook is planning to exit Apple within the next ten years. Here are the strongest contenders to be his replacement as chief executive.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 85

Bitcoin app accused of stealing $120,000 in another App Store failure [u]

Reports of another fake bitcoin wallet in the App Store are claiming that "Leather Wallet & Hiro Bitcoin" took over $120,000 in a single fraudulent transaction.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 8

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