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Tim Cook
Tim Cook
Tim Cook has been chief executive of technology giant Apple, since August 2011, replacing co-founder Steve Jobs, who died of cancer in October 2011. Cook had previously served as acting chief executive when Jobs took medical leave in 2011.
Born
1 Nov 1960
Industry
Technology, Business
Job Title
Businessman
The Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York. Photo: EPA-EFE
Apple

Apple stores see rush of iPhone shoppers ahead of US tariffs

The atmosphere feels like the busy holiday season, store employees say, as panicked customers splurge on Apple products.

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Apple

Trump tariffs sink shares of Apple suppliers in China

Apple

Apple shares tumble as Trump imposes tariffs on production hubs

China's economic recovery

Xi urges foreign firms to resist ‘acts that turn back the wheel of history’

Xi meets with business reps as China takes aim at unilateralism and protectionism while ramping up a charm offensive for foreign investors against the backdrop of two global conferences.

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President Xi Jinping spoke with foreign business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

Jensen Huang is expected to miss the ceremony, while Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk are attending.

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Apple

Apple leads smartphone market in fourth quarter, overcoming China decline

iPhone shipments surged to grab 23 per cent of the market in the final quarter of 2024, as a rebounding market saw growth start to slow.

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Apple

Apple forms Shanghai data-processing venture as AI push in China still in limbo

The Shanghai unit of Apple will focus on software development, big data services, storage services and data processing.

A view from inside the Apple Store at the IFC Mall in Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district. Photo: Shutterstock
Apple

Apple, smartphone peers lose ground in China amid Huawei comeback

Shipments by overseas handset makers in China plunged 47.3 per cent year on year in November, according to a state-run agency.

Indonesia

What Apple’s US$1 billion investment pledge means for Indonesia’s tech sector

Apple’s offer shows Indonesia’s push for local content rules is starting to pay off, but new entrants to its tech sector could be deterred, analysts note.

Apple

Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to launch AI in China, report says

The iPhone maker is reportedly in early talks with the tech giants to launch Apple Intelligence on the mainland after talks stalled with Baidu.

Apple has faced challenges in launching Apple Intelligence on its iPhones in mainland China owing to the country’s strict regulation of the technology. Photo: AP
Apple

Apple’s Cook makes third trip to China in 2024 amid iPhone slump

The CEO lauded the importance of Apple’s Chinese partners at the International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

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Tim Cook, seen in this file photo, has taken his third public trip to China this year. Photo: AFP
Apple

Apple reveals App Store revenue share in China as Huawei rivalry grows

The US giant says most of its App Store revenues in China are paid to developers and companies.

US presidential election 2024

From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.

Apple

Apple to face first fine under new EU digital antitrust rules

The penalty, under the Digital Markets Act, is related to the iPhone maker’s App Store.

Apple is set to face the first fine under EU’s tough Digital Markets Act. Photo: AFP
Apple

Apple’s China sales continue to fall despite Cook’s charm offensive

The iPhone maker has continued to struggle in China despite growth elsewhere, with sales in the market down 7.7 per cent over 12 months.

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A man sits next to an iPhone 16 advertisement as the new smartphones go on sale at an Apple store in Beijing on September 20. Photo: Reuters
US presidential election 2024

Here’s how US billionaires and their employees are approaching the election

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, some company executives are mega donors while others are staying neutral.

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Apple

Apple’s Tim Cook meets China’s commerce minister, pledges more investment

Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao welcomed Apple to get more “deeply involved” in China, while Cook reiterated Apple’s commitment to the market.

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Apple

Strong iPhone 16 debut lifts Apple to No 2 smartphone vendor in China

Apple captured 15.6 per cent of the Chinese smartphone market, behind Vivo’s 18.6 per cent in one of its most important markets.

Apple’s latest iPhones displayed at an Apple Store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on October 16. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Apple’s Tim Cook meets Chinese regulators but no final word on AI roll-out

Chinese consumers have been vocal about their desire to see Apple bring its generative AI services to China as soon as possible.

Apple

Tim Cook returns to China as Apple Intelligence roll-out remains uncertain

The Apple chief executive is keeping his ear to the ground in one of the US tech giant’s largest markets.

Smartphones

Huawei’s China smartphone sales in August surpass those of Apple, report says

That aligns with data showing a 12.7 per cent year-on-year decline in foreign smartphone shipments, including those of Apple, in August.

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Competition between Huawei Technologies and Apple in the world’s biggest smartphone market is heating up. Photo: Shutterstock
Millionaires and billionaires

8 of the richest LGBT billionaires in the world in 2024 – net worths, ranked

Many in the LGBT community have reached the pinnacle of their chosen profession or business while proudly living our their lifestyle choice

Three of the wealthiest in the LGBT community: Jon Stryker, Tim Cook and David Geffen. Photos: AFP, Getty Images, @davidgeffen/Instagram
Apple

Apple’s next trick: infusing iPhones with AI while balancing privacy

AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at Apple’s developers’ conference on Monday.

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Millionaires and billionaires

10 of the highest-paid CEOs in the US – their annual salaries, ranked

They might have to meet lofty goals and answer to shareholders, but running some of the US’s top companies comes with big paycheques, as the CEOs of Apple, Microsoft and Adobe prove

Fame and celebrity

Apple’s heir apparent? Could John Ternus be the one to replace Tim Cook?

Apple CEO Tim Cook knows he needs to find his replacement sooner or later, and a new report suggests his colleague John Ternus may be the front runner – here’s what we know about him

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Tipped for the top: Apple’s John Ternus speaks during the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in California. Photo: Getty Images
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Hock Tan was top paid CEO in America in 2023, earning US$162 million

Broadcom boss Hock Tan is the highest-earning CEO in the US, per a Wall Street Journal analysis. But the Malaysian-born Tan has to fulfil certain criteria to get his full US$162 million pay package.

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks during an event to announce the company is moving its global headquarters to the United States, in the Oval Office of the White House in November 2017. Photo: AP
Apple

Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset obtains China quality certification

This development lends credence to Apple chief executive Tim Cook’s assurance that the Vision Pro will be released this year on the mainland.

China economy

Opinion | The big takeaway from Elon Musk’s visit to China

Faced with political isolation, economic decoupling and tech barriers, China is determined to woo US tech giants and businesses, undeterred in its quest to become a global hi-tech hub.

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