This week, Tim Cook announced he would step down as chief executive of Apple. We discuss what he got right and what he got wrong, and we offer some unsolicited advice for his replacement, John Ternus. Then, Andrew Yang joins us to discuss A.I.-powered job automation and why universal basic income may be making a comeback. And finally, we catch up on more recent tech news with a round of HatGPT.
 
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 <li><a href="https://blog.andrewyang.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andrew Yang</a>, chief executive of Noble Mobile and author of “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?”</li>
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Additional Reading:
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 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/technology/tim-cook-apple-ceo-steps-down.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tim Cook Will Step Down as Apple C.E.O.</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/technology/apple-ceo-tim-cook-john-ternus.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who Is John Ternus, Apple’s Low-Profile Leader?</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.platformer.news/ubi-ai-public-wealth-fund-musk-openai-bores/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why U.B.I. Is Making a Comeback</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/technology/his-2020-campaign-message-the-robots-are-coming.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">His 2020 Campaign Message: The Robots Are Coming</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/913874/prego-connection-keeper-bundle-voice-recorder-storycorps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Pasta Sauce Wants to Record Your Family</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/chinese-robot-beats-human-best-time-in-half-marathon-after-a-stumble-b3c354e7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chinese Robot Beats Human Best Time in Half-Marathon, After a Stumble</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/san-francisco-store-managed-ai-agent.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco?</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-ai-training-data-2026-04-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Start Capturing Employee Mouse Movements, Keystrokes for A.I. Training Data</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/business/spacex-cursor-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-beefs-up-chatgpts-image-generation-model/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Beefs Up ChatGPT’s Image Generation Model</a></li>
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