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Tim Cook
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011. He had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executiv…
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business · American business executive (born 1960) · businessperson · computer scientist · engineer · chief executive officer · presenter · manager · also Tim Cook, Tim Apple, Cook
Born 1 November 1960 · Q265852
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2026· 7 entries
24/7 Wall St.: Tim Cook’s Final Act: A $60 Billion Bet On Texas. Here’s What It Means For Apple Investors
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real photo shows Trump, Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and Jensen Huang eating Panda Express take-out on Air Force One during their flight to China.” AI Image.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Donald Trump posted to Truth Social about Apple CEO Tim Cook calling him to "kiss my ass"” He Wrote It.
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That Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, 2026, and will take the role of Executive Chairman
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. There was no official announcement from Appple about Tim Cook’s retirement. Instead, Tim Cook has publicly addressed and denied it in a 'Good Morning America' interview in March 2026. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Apple CEO Tim Cook is allegedly planning to step down from his role and retire soon.” The claim is false. There was no official announcement from Appple about Tim Cook’s retirement. Instead, Tim Cook has publicly addressed and denied it in a 'Good Morning America' interview in March 2026..
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Reported net worth: $2.8B (as of 2026).
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2025· 4 entries
To push back against a federal legislation that could require Apple to authenticate users' ages and possibly collect sensitive data on children
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Cook visited Donald Trump at the White House, presenting him with a glass plaque set in a 24-karat gold base made from American materials
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Cook attended the second inauguration of Donald Trump inside the rotunda of the U
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Apple was the second largest technology company by revenue, with US$416 billion
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2024· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows Tim Cook attended Samsung Galaxy S24 launch” Altered.
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2022· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted "now pay 30%" in reply to Elon Musk” Altered.
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Time 100 (2021).
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2019· 1 entry
Over Apple's decision to remove an app used by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong from its App Store
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2018· 1 entry
At a privacy conference in Brussels, Cook expressed his opinions on the stockpiling of personal data by tech firms, suggesting that it amounted to surveillance and should make the public "very uncomfortable
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2016· 3 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote an open letter to customers explaining why the company was fighting a court order to unlock an iPhone tied to the San Bernardino attack.” True.
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Cook signed a $275 billion deal with Chinese officials
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Some analysts compared Cook to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, claiming that innovation had died down since he replaced Jobs, similar to when Ballmer became Microsoft CEO in 2000
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2015· 3 entries
Cook was named to Duke University's board of trustees for a six-year term
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Cook said he donated to Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy for their stances on ebook pricing and surveillance reform, respectively
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Published “A global reference for human genetic variation” in Nature — cited 17,839 times.
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2014· 5 entries
Awarded member of the Alabama Academy of Honor (2014).
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Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (2014).
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Cook made headlines when he challenged shareholders to "get out of the stock" if they did not share the company's views on sustainability and climate change
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Cook became the first and only chief executive of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay
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In June 2014, Cook attended San Francisco's gay pride parade along with a delegation of Apple staff.
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2013· 1 entry
Hired Lisa Jackson, formerly the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to assist Apple with the development of its renewable energy activities
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2012· 2 entries
Cook made major changes to the company's executive team
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And 2021, Cook appeared on the Time 100, Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world
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2011· 2 entries
Jobs died due to complications from pancreatic cancer
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (2011–2026).
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2010· 1 entry
I'll never do that." While delivering the 2010 commencement speech at Auburn, Cook emphasized the importance of intuition during significant decision-making processes, and explained that preparation and hard work are also necessary to execute on intuition.
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2009· 3 entries
Cook has said that in 2009 he offered a portion of his liver to Jobs, as they shared a rare blood type.
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Offered a portion of his liver to Jobs, as they shared a rare blood type
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While Jobs, in failing health, was away on a leave of absence
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2001· 1 entry
Published “Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome” in Nature — cited 18,636 times.
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1998· 1 entry
Steve Jobs asked Cook to join Apple
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1997· 1 entry
Became the vice president for corporate materials at Compaq, but took up his position at Apple six months later
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1996· 2 entries
Cook was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, an incident he said made him "see the world in a different way".
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An incident he said made him "see the world in a different way"
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1988· 2 entries
Studied at Duke University (1988).
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Studied at Fuqua School of Business, Master of Business Administration (1988).
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1982· 2 entries
And a Master of Business Administration from Duke University in 1988
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Studied at Auburn University, Bachelor of Science (1982).
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1960· 2 entries
Born 1960-11-01.
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“(4 June 2018) I don’t think business should only deal in commercial things. Business, to me, is nothing more than a collection of people. If people have values, then companies should. CNBC:”
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