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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 17:40 Startups Rising Hot

A look at Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy as CEO of Apple

Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.

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A look at Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy as CEO of Apple

Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.

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John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO

Cook will be executive chairman but will no longer run the company day to day.

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ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text

ChatGPT Images 2.0, the newest image-generation model from OpenAI, shows just how much AI capabilities have evolved over the last few years.

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