
Apple Unveils New Siri AI
Apple introduces a new version of Siri, its voice assistant, with fluid conversations powered by Google's Gemini model.

Apple introduces a new version of Siri, its voice assistant, with fluid conversations powered by Google's Gemini model.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, 65, announced he will step down on Sept. 1 after nearly 15 years leading the company, handing the CEO duties to John Ternus, head of hardware engineering. Cook will remain as executive chairman. Ternus, 50, has been at Apple for 25 years and overseen iPhone, iPad and Mac engineering for the past five years. During Cook's tenure, Apple's market value increased by more than $3.6 trillion. The transition comes as Apple navigates AI challenges, having recently partnered with Google to improve Siri.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than US$3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fuelled era of prosperity. Cook, 65, will turn the CEO duties over to Apple’s head of hardware engineering, John Ternus, on September 1 while remaining involved with the Cupertino, California, company as executive chairman. That is similar to the transitions made by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and...