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WSJ Tech News Briefing · Monday, October 26, 2026

John Ternus Showcases iPhone Duo to Signal Renewed Innovation at Apple

Apple positioned the iPhone Duo as a showcase of fresh innovation under new CEO John Ternus, who took over in September. Rolf Winkler explains that the release aims to address criticisms that Apple has lacked truly groundbreaking products during the Tim Cook era outside of scaling existing lines.

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“They wanted a really cool new thing to show the world when john turnus took over as apple's new ceo in september And they said, here you go. This is the coolest thing we've made in quite some time.”
Rolf Winkler
“Well, I think they wanted to show off that they can be innovative. This has been a knock on Apple during the Tim Cook days.”
Rolf Winkler
Heard on WSJ Tech News Briefing — “The First Folding iPhone Is On Sale. Why Is It So Hard to Buy?”, published Monday, October 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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John Ternus Showcases iPhone Duo to Signal Renewed Innovation at Apple — Heardvine