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Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September,\u00a0handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0also stepping into\u00a0a very different\u00a0ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store\u2019s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once held over developers is being challenged, and\u00a0vibe-coded\u00a0apps are changing what it means to build on Apple\u2019s platform<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch as TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity<\/a>\u00a0podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O\u2019Kane dig into what this transition means for startups and a closer look at some of the week\u2019s biggest deals \u2014 including\u00a0SpaceX\u2019s $60B option on Cursor.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. You\u00a0also can\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n