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Tim Cook notches a new milestone

Tim Cook notches a new milestone

Apple’s incredibly effective CEO passes Steve Jobs in a key metric.

Leander Kahney
April 14, 2023

Tim Cook is officially Apple’s longest-running CEO — but there’s a twist.

With 4,250 days in the top executive chair, Cook has outlasted all his predecessors, including Steve Jobs himself. Kinda. Hit the top post for details.

Also in today’s newsletter:

Apple’s long-running goal of making products without mining new materials takes another big step.
Woot! is running a big sale on Apple accessories.
Wow — look at this moody setup.
Save 30% on this cool iPhone charging stand with a removable MagSafe battery pack.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

Tim Cook becomes Apple’s longest-serving CEO... but with a twist

Tim Cook has now surpassed Jobs' record as the one who has held the title of "Apple CEO" for the longest.

Apple accelerates push to make iPhones 100% recycled

New commitments build on Apple's goal to eventually make all its products with only recycled and renewable materials.

Apple AR glasses might not launch before 2026

The wear-anywhere augmented reality glasses that so many people are looking forward to remain at least three years away.

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Get up to 86% off Apple accessories while you can

Amazon bargain site Woot! is selling a slew of Apple accessories for AirTag, Apple Watch, iPhone and more at steep discounts through May 1.

Stop iPhone from autocorrecting swear words to 'ducking' and 'shot' once and for all

Here’s how to stop your iPhone from sanitizing your swears. It’s not a simple toggle switch in Settings, unfortunately — but it’ll only take a few minutes to fix it forever.

‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ dribbles out its mysteries a little at a time [Apple TV+ recap]

In the new Apple TV+ limited series, a woman realizes she knows less about her husband than she thought after he goes missing.

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Get 30% off MagSafe Power Bank and 4-in-1 MagPower stand [Updated]

SwitchEasy's Portal power bank pops right out of the sleek stand for mobile use with iPhone. It and the 4-in-1 MagPower stand are 30% off.

Flights of fantasy on ‘Jane’ will excite budding brainiacs [Apple TV+ review]

The charming new children’s show has zoology, ecology, biology and conservation on the brain.

Today in Apple history: Macintosh 512Ke further enhances the Mac

On April 14, 1986, the "low-cost" Macintosh 512Ke brought hardware upgrades -- and a bit of confusion -- to the low end of the Mac lineup.

MacBook Pro drives 'minimal' and moody space-gray rig [Setups]

People love their "minimal" computer setups, but everyone has a different idea of what that means. Today’s featured M1 MacBook Pro setup is on the spare side — not to mention beautifully photographed — but it actually has a lot going on.

Tweetz o’ the day

despite decades of UI optimization nothing will ever approach this era of design
— Joseph Alessio (@alessio_joseph)
4:02 PM • Apr 13, 2023

PSA: Never ever ever plug your phone into a public charger , especially if you can’t see where the cable goes. Always just use your own charger and cable and find a power outlet instead.
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD)
11:47 AM • Apr 14, 2023

One more thing ...

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Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact — and that is: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.

— Steve Jobs, 1994.

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