Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, handing reins to hardware leader John Ternus
CBC
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company's market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion US during an iPhone-fuelled era of prosperity.