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      "title": "John Ternus discusses becoming Apple CEO in an interview",
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          "quote": "“What an extraordinary privilege, right?” said Ternus with a wide grin."
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          "quote": "“Along with TechRadar’s Lance Ulanoff, I sat down with Apple CEO John Ternus and senior vice president of worldwide marketing Greg ‘Joz’ Joswiak, and they stressed that Apple is making something truly unique.”"
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          "quote": "Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, used the opening of the company’s Surprise and Shine event Wednesday to make its AI strategy clear: The iPhone is already the best AI device out there, and Apple cares more about data privacy than its rivals."
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      "title": "iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: variable-aperture camera, A20 Pro, Apple's C2 modem and Siri AI, $100 more than last year",
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      "title": "Luca Maestri steps down from Corporate Services leadership",
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      "date": "2026-08",
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      "title": "Phil Schiller steps down from leading the App Store and product events",
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      "date": "2026-08",
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      "title": "John Ternus hires Laura Legros for his management team",
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      "date": "2026-07-30",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Tim Cook says the quarter call will be his final earnings call",
      "summary": "Tim Cook said Apple's fiscal-third-quarter call would be his final earnings call. He said John Ternus would lead subsequent earnings calls.",
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          "quote": "As you know, this will be my final earnings call, and John will lead these calls going forward."
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