Apple’s John Ternus Era, Tim Cook’s Legacy, ChatGPT Images 2.0 is Actually Good

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO on Sept 1st and John Ternus is taking the reins. We discuss Cook’s Legacy, the last CEO transition from Jobs to Cook, and what we expect from a Ternus-led Apple. Plus, OpenAI’s new image generator is actually good, and Jason is building a wild notes app. 🎙️ Top Five Tech https://topfive.tech Support the show Get an ad-free version of the show, plus exclusive bonus episodes every week! Subscribe here: https://join.primarytech.fm/checkout?coupon=IWANTCHAPTERS&plan=105098 Reach out: @stephenrobles on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stephenrobles @jasonaten on Threads https://www.threads.net/@jasonaten Chapters ➡ 00:00 Intro 7:31 Tim Cook's Legacy 18:03 John Ternus Era 39:20 Sponsor: Framer 41:06 Sponsor: Granola 42:23 Sponsor: Claude 43:54 Cook's Wins and Failures 53:58 ChatGPT 2.0 Images 59:57 Lightning Round 1:03:18 Jason's Notes App Links from the show: The Master Engineer Taking Over Apple (and Why It Matters) - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ej3SEJVg45w I Tested 12 Podcast Apps - YouTube https://youtu.be/kjimEPdH4Jo Tim Cook’s Farewell Letter Just Revealed His Most Important Leadership Habit - Inc https://apple.news/ADYipKBtITUKNC-wuMSx6jw Tim Cook Is Stepping Down as Apple’s CEO. He’s Keeping the Most Important Job—for Now https://apple.news/Au-DxtbAeT9SAt7AxHS_Pig Optimising Vibe-Coded Next.js Applications for Performance, Crawlability and Search Success — Will Kennard https://www.willkennard.com/digital-blog/optimising-vibe-coded-nextjs-applications-performance-crawlability-search-success Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo Photo from Apple’s Town Hall https://x.com/markgurman/status/2046811966560497763?s=46 Tim Cook tells employees why he chose to step down now, what's next for him - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/21/why-tim-cook-is-stepping-down-from-apple Community Letter from Tim - Apple https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/johny-srouji-named-apples-chief-hardware-officer Daring Fireball: Another Day Has Come https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/another_day_has_come OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/916166/openai-chatgpt-images-2 ChatGPT Image Post on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/stephenrobles.com/post/3mk43snsyy22j OpenAI updates ChatGPT with Codex-powered 'workspace agents' for teams - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/22/openai-updates-chatgpt-with-codex-powered-workspace-agents-for-teams Google teases Gemini-powered Siri upgrade during Cloud Next keynote - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/22/google-teases-gemini-powered-siri-upgrade-during-cloud-next-keynote Amazon invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic part of AI infrastructure https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/amazon-invest-up-to-25-billion-in-anthropic-part-of-ai-infrastructure.html SpaceX lands deal to likely purchase Cursor, a Claude Code and OpenAI Codex competitor - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/22/spacex-lands-deal-to-likely-purchase-claude-code-and-openai-codex-competitor Threads is adding Live Chats to boost real-time engagement | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/threads-is-adding-live-chats-to-boost-real-time-engagement