Elon Musk responds to Apple CEO John Ternus' 'Hello' message
John Ternus has officially taken over as Apple CEO, marking the end of Tim Cook's 15-year tenure. Tech industry leaders, including Elon Musk, have publicly welcomed Ternus to the platform X as he prepares to lead Apple through a competitive AI-focused market.
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The leadership transition at one of the world's largest technology companies signals a potential shift in strategy as Apple faces pressure to innovate in the AI space.
Billionaire Elon Musk, and multiple other tech executives have extended their congratulations to newly-appointed Apple CEO John Ternus, reacting directly to the executive’s first-ever post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Making his first public post on the platform since stepping into Apple’s top leadership role, Ternus shared a minimalist greeting that read simply, “hello”.Responding to the update, the Tesla and X chief wrote, “Congrats!"”before following up with an additional comment noting, “New Apple CEO posting on X”.AMD CEO Lisa Su, Salesforce chief Marc Benioff extend congrats to new Apple CEONot just Musk, executives including AMD CEO Lisa Su, Salesforce chief Mac Benioff, Logan Kilpatrick , who is the product lead for Google AI Studio, also wished the new Apple CEO.“Congrats John! All the best,” said Su. Benioff added a simple “Congrats” with a heart emoji.
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