Apple’s stock rose about 1.25% in response to leadership-change rumors.

Apple’s AI strategy advances with a Google partnership to revamp Siri and plans for new AI features and products by 2027, signaling broader AI-enabled services and devices.

Leadership is steering toward leveraging Apple’s hardware/software platforms for AI, with ongoing discussions about succession and strategy extending into 2027 and beyond.

Apple has expanded hardware chief John Ternus’s responsibilities to oversee design, positioning him as the leading candidate to eventually succeed CEO Tim Cook, as leadership reshuffles unfold behind the scenes.

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Bloomberg’s full report provides deeper context for readers seeking more detail.

AI concepts and rival industry ambitions—glasses, pin, earbuds, desktop speaker, AI pen—illustrate the broader AI trajectory shaping Apple and peers.

Analysts say consolidating hardware and design could streamline decisions and accelerate hardware-software integration, boosting momentum for mixed-reality initiatives.

The Information reports on a Google–Apple AI deal guiding Apple’s cautious, cost-conscious AI approach under Federighi amid heavier investments elsewhere.

Ed Hardy provides the summary and context on leadership discussions and Apple’s evolving leadership plan.

The Bloomberg report, citing unnamed sources, notes the move occurred late last year.

While Ternus brings deep engineering expertise, observers caution he may need broader operations and regulatory experience amid antitrust scrutiny and global supply chains.