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Tim Cook Teases Apple Car: 'It's Going to Be Christmas Eve for a While'

Friday February 26, 2016 10:18 am PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook has remained tight lipped about the so-called "Apple Car," but today he dropped a hint about the much-rumored electric vehicle at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino (via Business Insider).Do you remember when you were a kid, and Christmas Eve it was so exciting, you weren't sure what was going to be downstairs? Well, it's going to be Christmas Eve for a...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: FBI's Backdoor Would Be 'Software Equivalent of Cancer'

Wednesday February 24, 2016 3:41 pm PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook today spoke with ABC News anchor David Muir, explaining Apple's decision to object to the court order that would require it to help the FBI break into the iPhone owned by Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the December attack in San Bernardino, California. In the interview, Cook reiterated much of what he wrote in the open letter where he announced Apple's plans to stand...
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Tim Cook to Discuss Ongoing FBI Battle on Tonight's Episode of 'World News Tonight'

Wednesday February 24, 2016 9:58 am PST by
ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir recently sat down with Apple CEO Tim Cook for an interview airing tonight that covers Apple's ongoing dispute with the FBI. In the interview, Cook will outline the reasons why Apple is objecting to the court order that would require it to help the FBI break into the iPhone owned by Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the December attack in San...
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Tim Cook on Revealing Apple's Car Plans: 'Yeah, I'm Probably Not Going to Do That'

Monday February 22, 2016 6:35 am PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed a range of topics in an interview with Fortune posted online today. Although Cook skirted the topic of the Apple Car, eventually Fortune brought up the recent hiring of automobile industry people by Apple, and asked Cook to put the rumors to rest once and for all. Yeah, I’m probably not going to do that. The great thing about being here is we’re curious people....
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Tim Cook and Jony Ive Talk Apple Campus 2, Apple Watch in New Interview

Wednesday February 17, 2016 10:08 am PST by
Apple executives Tim Cook and Jony Ive sat down with Vogue this week to discuss a range of design-oriented topics, from the company's spaceship-shaped second campus to the Apple Watch. On Apple's second campus, which is under development in Cupertino, Tim Cook shared some details on the giant pile of dirt that's been building up in the center of the site as construction has progressed....
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Tim Cook Talks iPhone Sales, Apple TV, Campus 2, and More at Employee Town Hall Meeting

Thursday February 4, 2016 11:35 am PST by
Following Apple's first quarter earnings report, Apple executives hosted a Town Hall meeting with Apple employees to answer questions and to divulge a few details about the company's future plans. 9to5Mac has shared highlights of what was covered at the event. While much of what was said was reiterating information that was shared during the earnings call, there are a few tidbits worth noting. ...
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Apple Expects First Ever Decline of iPhone Sales Next Quarter

Tuesday January 26, 2016 2:19 pm PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed during the company's financial earnings conference call today that iPhone sales will likely decline in the March quarter, marking the first year-over-year decline since the smartphone was released in June 2007. The decline will be realized if Apple sells fewer than 61.2 million iPhones this quarter. Apple forecasts that its total revenue in Q2 2016 will be between...
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Tim Cook Visits Europe to Meet EU Antitrust Chief, Pope Francis and Italian Developers

Friday January 22, 2016 7:30 am PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Europe this week to meet with European Commission antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager in Brussels on Thursday, before heading to Rome on Friday to meet Pope Francis and Italian developers. Cook first met with Vestager to lobby against an European tax investigation that could force the iPhone and iPad maker to pay more than $8 billion in back taxes on overseas...
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Tim Cook Tells White House to Embrace 'No Backdoors' Encryption Policy in Meeting

Tuesday January 12, 2016 8:15 pm PST by
Last Friday, Tim Cook and representatives from other Silicon Valley companies met with White House officials to discuss how to counter the use of social media by terrorist groups to recruit new members. In that meeting, Cook criticized the White House for its stance on encryption, reports The Intercept. Apple CEO Tim Cook lashed out at the high-level delegation of Obama administration...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Earned $10.3M in Fiscal 2015, Up From $9.2M in 2014

Wednesday January 6, 2016 1:08 pm PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook's compensation for fiscal 2015 was $10,281,327, according to a newly released SEC filing. That breaks down to a salary of $2 million, non-equity incentive compensation of $8 million, and other compensation of $280k. Cook earned approximately $1 million more than he did in fiscal 2014, when he brought in $9.2 million. Last year, with stock awards and hiring bonuses, Apple...
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60 Minutes Airs 'Inside Apple' Special Providing Close Look at Company

Monday December 21, 2015 5:53 am PST by
60 Minutes on Sunday aired an Inside Apple special with correspondent Charlie Rose that included interviews with a number of Apple's senior executives alongside closer looks at Apple's secretive design studio, camera lab, mock next-generation Apple Store and under construction Campus 2 project. Watch "Inside Apple, Part One" (Image: CBS) Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed a wide range of topics...
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Tim Cook Calls Apple's Tax Avoidance Accusations 'Total Political Crap'

Friday December 18, 2015 10:49 am PST by
60 Minutes has shared a preview of Tim Cook's latest interview with journalist Charlie Rose, in which the Apple CEO emphatically counters the idea that Apple has created elaborate schemes to pay little or no U.S. corporate taxes on its overseas revenue. JUST IN: Apple CEO tells "60 Minutes" that the notion of the tech giant avoiding taxes is "total political crap". https://t.co/yGoxhM29fZ— CNBC ...
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Tim Cook on New iPhone 6s Battery Case: 'I Wouldn't Call it the Hump'

Wednesday December 9, 2015 1:00 pm PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook attended one of Apple's Hour of Code events in New York this afternoon, where he spoke to Mashable's Lance Ulanoff about the new iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case, which debuted yesterday. Ulanoff asked Cook if he was excited about the "hump," a mocking nickname people have given to the battery case due to its distinctive shape. In response, Tim Cook said he was aware of the...
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Tim Cook Accepts 2015 Ripple of Hope Award at RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights

Wednesday December 9, 2015 8:21 am PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook accepted the 2015 Ripple of Hope Award at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights on Tuesday night, and gave a nearly twelve minute speech about the need for social change, reports Bloomberg. Tim Cook at the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights (Image: Bloomberg) Cook, who spoke after Evercore's Roger Altman and Unesco ambassador Marianna Vardinoyannis, ...
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Tim Cook Says Apple Won't Create 'Converged' Mac and iPad

Monday November 16, 2015 4:18 am PST by
While the iPad Pro further bridges the gap between iOS and OS X, and notebooks and tablets as a whole, Apple CEO Tim Cook recently told the Irish Independent that Apple is not interested in creating a "converged Mac and iPad." “We feel strongly that customers are not really looking for a converged Mac and iPad,” said Cook. “Because what that would wind up doing, or what we’re worried...
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Tim Cook: iPad Pro Will Replace Notebooks and Desktops for 'Many, Many People'

Monday November 9, 2015 3:24 pm PST by
Ahead of the launch of the iPad Pro, Apple executives have been doing a series of interviews to drum up excitement and interest in the device. Earlier today, The Independent published an interview with Tim Cook where he shared his thoughts on the Apple Pencil and the iPad Pro's target market. This afternoon, The Telegraph published a second interview where Tim Cook spoke further on his...
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Eddy Cue, Tim Cook and Adobe Discuss iPad Pro Ahead of November 11 Launch

Monday November 9, 2015 10:50 am PST by
Following today's announcement that iPad Pro online orders begin November 11, with in-store availability later this week, CNNMoney and The Independent have published interviews with Apple executives Eddy Cue and Tim Cook respectively about the new 12.9-inch tablet. Cue described the iPad Pro as great for consuming content, such as emails, news and websites, and spoke in general terms about...
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Tim Cook Talks Apple Watch, iPhone 6s, Apple TV, Cars, Privacy, and More at WSJDLive

Monday October 19, 2015 8:35 pm PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook is on stage for the opening night of the WSJDLive conference in Palm Springs, California, with Wall Street Journal editor Gerry Baker interviewing Cook about a variety of topics. Live coverage of the interview is being offered by publications including WSJ.D and The Verge, and we'll be updating this post with highlights from the session. Photo via The Verge - On whether...
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Tim Cook Commemorates Steve Jobs on Fourth Anniversary of His Death

Monday October 5, 2015 6:41 am PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an internal email to employees (via The Telegraph) to commemorate the fourth anniversary since the death of late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away October 5, 2011 following a lengthy illness. Cook described Steve as a "brilliant person," encouraging Apple employees to ask their co-workers about "what he was really like," and reminded his staff...
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Tim Cook Addresses Privacy, Government Requests in New NPR Interview

Thursday October 1, 2015 4:54 pm PDT by
Just days after Apple updated and expanded its privacy site to explain how it handles personal information, CEO Tim Cook sat down with NPR's Robert Siegel to talk about how the Cupertino company protects user data and when and where it uses that information. Image via NPR Cook starts off by noting that Apple designs its products with privacy in mind after being asked about government data...