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John Ternus officially becomes Apple CEO, discussing the company's future and recent developments.

John Ternus is officially Apple CEO as of September 1st. Apple pushes back against OpenAI's attempts to delay its lawsuit against the AI company. What will Apple unveil at its upcoming September 'Surprise and Shine' event? And is Apple's immersive baseball event a hit? John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple. Tim Cook, the man who grew Apple by trillions of dollars. Apple's Ternus takes the reins as CEO, with AI as job No. 1. OpenAI's lawsuit delays cause more harm every day, says Apple. Potential Apple RAM supplier CXMT sues feds to take it off the supplier blacklist. China's CXMT makes breakthrough in advanced memory chips. Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: 'Surprise and shine'. What to expect from Apple's 'Surprise and shine' iPhone 18 Pro event on September 9. Leaker says iPhone Ultra will come in these colors, with one surprise. Apple takes first immersive baseball swings from the on-deck circle. Picks of the Week Christina's Pick: GroxConnect/GroxStudio Andy's Pick: Lenovo ThinkVision M14 Jason's Pick: Better Desktop by Knightscape in the Discord Hosts: Leo Laporte , Andy Ihnatko , Jason Snell , and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak…

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, Christina Warren

Topics covered

• Apple leadership
• AI and technology
• iPhone announcements
• lawsuits
• immersive events

Keywords

• Apple
• John Ternus
• iPhone 18 Pro
• OpenAI
• CXMT
• Surprise and Shine
• immersive baseball

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Organizations: Apple, OpenAI, CXMT

Products: iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Ultra

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