MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte

Sep 1st 2026

MacBreak Weekly 1040

New CEO, Who Dis?

Hosted by Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, Christina Warren

Apple's Era of John Ternus as CEO Begins

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Category: News

John Ternus is officially Apple CEO as of September 1st. Apple pushes back against OpenAI's attempts to delay its lawsuit against the AI company. What will Apple unveil at its upcoming September 'Surprise and Shine' event? And is Apple's immersive baseball event a hit?

  • John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple.
  • Tim Cook, the man who grew Apple by trillions of dollars.
  • Apple’s Ternus takes the reins as CEO, with AI as job No. 1.
  • OpenAI's lawsuit delays cause more harm every day, says Apple.
  • Potential Apple RAM supplier CXMT sues feds to take it off the supplier blacklist.
  • China’s CXMT makes breakthrough in advanced memory chips.
  • Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: ‘Surprise and shine’.
  • What to expect from Apple's 'Surprise and shine' iPhone 18 Pro event on September 9.
  • Leaker says iPhone Ultra will come in these colors, with one surprise.
  • Apple takes first immersive baseball swings from the on-deck circle.

Picks of the Week

  • Christina's Pick: GroxConnect/GroxStudio
  • Andy's Pick: Lenovo ThinkVision M14
  • Jason's Pick: Better Desktop by Knightscape in the Discord

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