Apple’s new chief executive built up to unveiling the ideal AI device, then said it was the iPhone.

John Ternus opened his first keynote as Apple chief executive by describing the ideal AI device, then said it already exists and is the iPhone. Mark Gurman reports that people inside Apple expected him to introduce the home hub instead, and that the hub, codenamed J490, is being tested in employees…

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2026-09-20 17:07 · The Next Web
Apple’s new chief executive built up to unveiling the ideal AI device, then said it was the iPhone.

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