Bryan and Jeff set the record straight on reports of Tim Cook retiring next year, and speculate on who could become Apple’s next CEO. They also dissect CNN’s decision to pull out of Apple News+.
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Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook
- Gurman: ‘Few signs internally’ point to Tim Cook stepping down as CEO early next year
- Bloomberg on Tim Cook’s retirement reports
- John Ternus
- CNN drops out of Apple News feed, for now
- Apple News just lost a major media partner after a decade
- As clicks dry up for news sites, could Apple’s news app be a lifeline?
- Neosynthesis: 12 Stories of Code, Consciousness, and Survival
- Cancel Spotify
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
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