Overview
- Cook said he has no plans to step down, calling retirement reports a rumor and adding that he cannot imagine life without Apple.
- He announced an expansion of Apple’s Save The Music partnership that targets access for about 25,000 students next year by nearly doubling the number of supported schools.
- Cook outlined Apple’s AI design to process most requests on device with encrypted data, with more demanding tasks routed to its Private Cloud Compute system.
- He highlighted a $600 billion U.S. investment over four years, including iPhone glass production in Kentucky by year‑end, more than 100 million chips in Arizona this year, and over 20 billion semiconductors made in the U.S.
- On potential tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling, Cook said Apple is monitoring the courts regarding roughly $3.3 billion paid and will decide next steps based on the outcome.