Welcome to 95 Mac Daily for Monday, November 17, 2025.

I'm your host, Chance Miller.

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Leading off today, the Financial Times reports that Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts in preparation for Tim Cook to step down as CEO as soon as next year.

The report cites several people familiar with the discussions inside Apple, who told the

financial times that Apple's board and senior executives have intensified preparations for Cook

to step down after more than 15 years.

John Turnus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, is still widely viewed as Cook's

most likely successor, though the Financial Times cautions that no final decisions have been made.

The Financial Times says that Apple is unlikely to name a new CEO before

its next earnings report in late January. But an announcement early in 2026 would give Ternus

and his new team time to settle in ahead of the busiest times of Apple's year, like WWDC in June,

and the iPhone launch in September.

But while Apple has ramped up and intensified its succession planning for Tim Cook,

the Financial Times says that the timing of any announcement could change.

And speaking of Apple executive changes, last July Apple announced that its long-time chief operating officer Jeff Williams would retire sometime in late 2025.

According to Bloomberg on Friday, he just clocked out for the last time.

Jeff Williams' retirement has officially kicked in and he is no longer

part of Apple. Williams oversaw Apple's operations for a decade and had already stepped down as

COO earlier this year, handing over the responsibility to Sibi Khan. Williams, however, stayed on at the company to help transition

his other teams, including oversight of the Apple Watch and Apple Health. But now that those

responsibilities have been divvied up between Eddie Q, Craig Federigi, and Sumbald-Dissai,

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