AI Inside John Ternus Takes Over Apple in the AI Era
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Apr 22, 2026 Discussion of Apple's leadership change to a hardware-focused CEO amid the AI transition. Big moves by Anthropic at the White House and concerns about restricted model access. SpaceX’s huge $60 billion option on an AI coding tool. Google’s push for agentic enterprise AI and new TPU hardware. Surprising stats about AI-generated music and new visual design and research AI tools.
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Admin Hunt For Ask Gemini Revealed Hidden Setting
- Jeff tells how he hunted Workspace settings for Ask Gemini and finally found a hidden 'smart features' default under Users to enable the browser widget.
- The story shows real admin confusion: Gemini was active in Mail and Drive but hidden in Chrome until toggled under Users.
Google Pushes TPU Generation To Challenge NVIDIA
- Google announced TPU 8T for training and 8i for inference plus custom chip work with Marvell, signaling a push to compete with NVIDIA on specialized AI silicon.
- Jason and Jeff emphasize Google offering both TPUs and NVIDIA GPUs in cloud to support developers tied to CUDA.
Apple Chooses A Hardware CEO To Lead Its AI Era
- Apple named hardware chief John Ternus as incoming CEO as Tim Cook becomes executive chair, signaling an Apple leadership shift toward hardware-driven AI integration.
- Bloomberg reports Ternus is reorganizing hardware teams around an internal AI platform that uses cloud resources.
