New Delhi, June 22 -- its design organization.

With Apple confirming that John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive officer on September 1, 2026, attention is rapidly shifting from the leadership transition itself to what Ternus plans to change once he takes control of the world's most valuable technology company. Apple announced the succession plan in April, ending years of speculation about Cook's eventual successor and placing one of the company's most respected hardware leaders at the top of the organization.

Recent reports suggest that Ternus has already begun exercising greater influence over Apple's design operations, a move that many inside and outside the company view as a significant departure from the post-Jony Ive...