MBW 1021: Too Long in the Monkey House - John Ternus to Become Next Apple CEO
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 140 minutes
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Summary
John Turnus is officially the next Apple CEO! Tim Cook will step down on September 1st, 2026, and will become the executive chairman of the Apple board. What can we expect with Turnus' reign as Apple CEO? Some new features are coming in iOS 27. And some rumors of the color lineup for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro.
- Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman — John Ternus to become Apple CEO.
- Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer.
- Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?
- Apple C.E.O.s through the years: From Michael Scott (not that one) to John Ternus.
- Apple's Revamped Siri Interface in iOS 27 Is Hidden in WWDC Teaser.
- Apple leaks four iOS 27 features, including overdue Wallet upgrade.
- Manufacturing started for all-new iPhone 18 Pro camera feature.
- iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture camera enters production.
- Apple says Jon Prosser has only partially complied with subpoenas in iOS 26 leak case.
- Unless you reboot every once in a while, your Mac will get kicked offline every 49 days.
- Video shows how to steal $10,000 from locked iPhone in controlled setting.
- Pluribus season 2 just got an exciting release timing update.
- Postponed Apple TV series 'The Savant' will finally be released this summer.
- Chance Miller: 'Netflix ruined its Apple TV app by switching to a custom video player'.
- Paul McCartney shares behind-the-scenes video of Apple Park concert.
- RIP John Martellaro
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:02.3 | Jason Snell is here, Andy Anako, Christina Warren, |
| 0:05.5 | and I can't think of a better group of people |
| 0:07.2 | to talk about the big news this week. |
| 0:09.8 | Tim Cook announces his plans to step down. |
| 0:13.4 | John Turnus is taking over, |
| 0:15.5 | what will the new CEO do at Apple? |
| 0:18.7 | What does it mean for Apple AI? |
| 0:20.4 | What does it mean for Vision Pro? What does it mean for Vision Pro? |
| 0:21.7 | That's all next on MacBrate Weekly. |
| 0:26.7 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:28.4 | From people you trust. |
| 0:30.9 | This is Twitter. |
| 0:35.4 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 10021, recorded April 21st, 26. |
| 0:42.5 | Too long in the Monkey House. |
| 0:45.6 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show where we cover the latest Apple News. |
| 0:51.2 | Jason Snell is here. |
| 0:53.8 | Stayed up late with the BBC. |
| 0:55.0 | Yeah, there's a lot going on. Is there something happen? What? |
| 0:59.0 | I don't know. I don't know what we're going to talk about today. We'll find something. Andy Anako, also with us from the library. |
| 1:05.0 | And Christina Warren, senior developer relationship fellow person. Are you senior? Yes. Senior developer relationship fellow person are you senior yes senior developer relations at |
| 1:15.6 | GitHub I don't want to make you a senior if you're a junior or a sophomore you're |
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