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Apple’s John Ternus Era, Tim Cook’s Legacy, ChatGPT Images 2.0 is Actually Good

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Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO on Sept 1st and John Ternus is taking the reigns. We discuss Cook’s Legacy, the last CEO transition from Jobs to Cook, and what we expect from a Ternus-led Apple. Plus, OpenAI’s new image generator is actually good, and Jason is building a wild notes app.
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Tim Cook tells employees why he chose to step down now, what's next for him - 9to5Mac
Community Letter from Tim - Apple
Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer - Apple
Daring Fireball: Another Day Has Come
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web | The Verge
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OpenAI updates ChatGPT with Codex-powered 'workspace agents' for teams - 9to5Mac
Google teases Gemini-powered Siri upgrade during Cloud Next keynote - 9to5Mac
Amazon invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic part of AI infrastructure
SpaceX lands deal to likely purchase Cursor, a Claude Code and OpenAI Codex competitor - 9to5Mac
Threads is adding Live Chats to boost real-time engagement | TechCrunch

(00:00) - Intro

(07:31) - Tim Cook's Legacy

(18:03) - John Ternus Era

(39:20) - Sponsor: Framer

(41:06) - Sponsor: Granola

(42:23) - Sponsor: Claude

(43:54) - Cook's Wins and Failures

(53:58) - ChatGPT 2.0 Images

(59:57) - Lightning Round

(01:03:18) - Jason's Notes App

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