Tim Cook hands over reins of Apple, keeps political clout

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Tim Cook hands over reins of Apple, but keeps political clout Apple’s Tim Cook handed over the reins as CEO to John Ternus on Tuesday, but the technology giant won’t be losing his political clout and connections to Washington.  AP Photo/Alex Brandon In his new role as exe

Monday marks Tim Cook’s last day in his 15-year tenure as the chief executive of Apple, as he prepares to hand the reins to longtime executive and engineer John Ternus. The outgoing CEO expressed gratitude in his final memo to Apple employees as he transitions to the role of executive chairman for Apple’s board of…

Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product builder with deep experience across the iPhone, Mac, AirPods and other major hardware lines