# Apple
Latest news and articles about Apple
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Apple Hands Design Oversight to Hardware Chief, Lifting John Ternus into Cook’s Succession Spotlight
Apple has broadened John Ternus’s remit to include design oversight, enhancing his standing as a frontrunner to succeed Tim Cook. The move underscores Apple’s emphasis on product design while exposing potential succession trade-offs around chip leadership and governance timing.
Apple Consolidates Design Under Hardware Chief, Quietly Signalling a Cook Successor
Apple has added design oversight to the responsibilities of John Ternus, consolidating hardware engineering and design under a single executive. The move strengthens Ternus’s standing as a potential successor to Tim Cook and signals Apple’s desire for tighter integration of engineering and product aesthetics as it develops new hardware and AI-driven devices.
Nvidia Overtakes Apple as TSMC’s Biggest Client, Underscoring AI’s Grip on the Chip Supply Chain
Jensen Huang confirmed that Nvidia has become TSMC’s largest customer, replacing Apple. The shift reflects booming demand for AI accelerators, with implications for TSMC’s capacity allocation, industry pricing power, and geopolitical supply‑chain risk.
Risk-On Rally Meets a Record Gold Surge: Markets Cheer Davos Calm as an Arctic Energy Shock Bites
US equities rose after conciliatory remarks at Davos, yet spot gold hit a record near $4,888/oz as a severe winter storm and falling temperatures in Europe and Asia sent natural-gas prices soaring. Chinese policy moves — from faster RMB cross-border payments to tax breaks for CDR investors — signalled continued financial opening even as corporate earnings and sector-specific strains paint an uneven domestic picture.
Apple to Recast Siri as a System‑Level Chatbot — Powered by Google’s Gemini Under the Hood
Apple will relaunch Siri as a system‑level, conversational AI called "Campos," to be unveiled at WWDC in June and shipped with iOS 27 in September. The assistant will be multimodal and deeply integrated with system apps, but its underlying model will be a customised Google Gemini running on Google Cloud and TPUs, a pragmatic deal that raises privacy, competition and strategic‑dependency questions.
Apple Offers Short New‑Year Price Cut in China — But Newest iPhones Stay Off the Table
Apple China will run a four‑day New‑Year promotion from Jan 24–27 offering up to RMB 1,000 off selected iPhones, Macs, iPads and Apple Watches, while excluding the newly released iPhone 17 series. The limited, targeted discount reflects Apple’s effort to stimulate demand in a mature Chinese market without undercutting its latest flagship models.
Apple China Rolls Out Short Lunar‑New‑Year Price Cuts — Up to ¥1,000 Off Select Devices
Apple China is offering up to ¥1,000 off selected devices on its website from 24–27 January 2026, covering iPhone 16 models but excluding iPhone 17. The limited‑time move is aimed at stimulating Lunar‑New‑Year purchases, managing inventory and competing with domestic rivals while preserving overall pricing strategy.
Apple Services Disrupted: App Store, Apple TV and iTunes Hit by Ongoing Outage
Apple reported an ongoing outage affecting the App Store, Apple TV and iTunes, with knock-on problems for Photos, iMessage and iCloud iWork. The disruption highlights operational and reputational risks for Apple and immediate economic consequences for developers and content providers.