Apple's CEO Tim Cook received a total compensation of $74.3 million in 2025, which is 533 times the median employee pay of $139,483. Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, announced his retirement and will be succeeded by John Ternus, the senior vice president of Hardware Engineering. Despite some criticism over the lack of AI advancements in iOS, Apple reported strong financial results with $461 billion in revenue and $7.49 EPS in the latest fiscal year. Cook's tenure is noted for steady growth and strategic decisions, including a recent partnership with Google for AI technology in Siri.
OpenAI has introduced the Codex Micro, a $230 light-up keyboard designed to enhance user control over its AI coding assistant, Codex. The device features customizable keys, a joystick, and a dial to adjust AI agent reasoning, aiming to serve as a com...
Apple has released detailed advertising policies for its upcoming Maps ads, set to launch in the U.S. and Canada this summer. Unlike Google, Apple excludes broad categories like home services (plumbing, locksmiths, HVAC) from advertising, aiming for ...
Larry Page's fortune surpassed $300 billion following a 3.9% rise in Alphabet shares, boosted by Warren Buffett's acknowledgment of Berkshire Hathaway's significant investment in the company. Berkshire Hathaway initially invested $4.3 billion in Alph...
The State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) has been selected as the default investment for the new Trump Accounts program, which provides eligible newborns with a $1,000 Treasury contribution invested in this fund. SPYM tracks the S&P 500 ind...
China's regulator has approved Apple Intelligence, Apple's generative AI service, for launch in China through a partnership integrating Alibaba's Qwen AI model into Apple’s operating systems. This collaboration enables AI features like text and image...
