Apple’s new CEO John Ternus puts engineering and design first as foldable iPhone Duo debuts

Apple CEO John Ternus
In the weeks after taking the reins at Apple, John Ternus has been thrust into the spotlight as the face of the company’s next chapter. Featured on the cover of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 issue, the longtime hardware executive is profiled alongside the iPhone Duo — the foldable smartphone that represents Apple’s most significant design departure for its flagship product since the original iPhone in 2007.
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