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Alex Kantrowitz · December 1, 2025
Tim Cook’s Final Year?, Big Tech Horse Race, Anthropic’s Profitability Push
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M.G. Siegler of Spyglass is back for our monthly tech news discussion. Today we dig into whether Tim Cook will retire in 2026, what his legacy will be, and who will likely succeed him as Apple CEO. We also touch on the various Big Tech companies jostling for the title of largest company in the world and what it says about the AI race. Finally, we cover Anthropic's push to become profitable by 2028 and what it says about the state of the AI race. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com
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Tim Cook
“Is Tim Cook about to step down from Apple? ... We're going to talk about whether Tim Cook is on the verge of retiring from Apple.”
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Mark Gurman
“Mark German has noted this.”
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John Gruber
“John Gruber has noted this.”
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Jeff Bezos
“There was a decision Bezos was going to leave and these two executives who had been waiting in the wings”
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