About this episode

The episode discusses Tim Cook's farewell memo as he steps down as CEO of Apple, the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon, Starman Optical's acquisition of GoPro, and Waymo's expansion of driverless rides.

Tim Cook sent Apple staff a farewell memo on his last day as CEO, the FTC sued Amazon over $20B in hidden ad surcharges, Starman Optical bought GoPro for $285M, Waymo hit three cities, and Dyson made an AI toothbrush. On his last day as CEO, Tim Cook sends a memo to Apple employees reflecting on his time and says he takes "enormous comfort in handing the helm" to John Ternus (9to5Mac) John Ternus became Apple's CEO on Tuesday, succeeding Tim Cook after 15 years; he'll have to navigate leadership churn, stem a talent exodus to OpenAI, and unveil a foldable iPhone this month (The New York Times) The US FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it overcharged advertisers by $20B+ since 2019 via hidden surcharges, with costs largely passed on to consumers (CNBC) Starman Optical agrees to acquire GoPro in an all-cash deal valued at $285M, a premium of 29.5% to GPRO's last close; GoPro hit a market cap of $4B in 2014 (Reuters) Starman Optical will pay GoPro shareholders $1.14 per share and leave them with ~10% of the combined company, which stays public; the deal wipes out GoPro's $92M debt and is expected to close by year end (TechCrunch) Waymo starts offering driverless rides to…

Topics covered

• Apple leadership
• FTC lawsuit
• Amazon advertising
• GoPro acquisition
• Waymo driverless technology
• Dyson AI products

Keywords

• Tim Cook
• John Ternus
• Apple
• FTC
• Amazon
• GoPro
• Waymo
• Dyson
• AI toothbrush
• acquisition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, FTC, Amazon, Starman Optical, GoPro, Waymo, Dyson

Places: San Diego, Tampa, Florida, Denver

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