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Apple's Tim Cook to step down as CEO

NPR | By John Ruwitch,

Leila Fadel

Published April 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM CDT

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Tim Cook says he'll step down as Apple's CEO in September, becoming the company's executive chairman. He will be replaced by John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering.

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John Ruwitch

John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.