Daily brief
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after 15 years, handing leadership to hardware chief Jeff Williams in a change scheduled for September. Cook's tenure saw Apple's services business grow into a major revenue driver. President Donald Trump called Cook 'an incredible guy' and recalled their early phone call.
Oil prices slipped and gold eased as markets awaited clarity from upcoming US-Iran talks, while global stocks mostly gained on hopes of a ceasefire. The US imposed new curbs against suppliers of weapons to Iran.
US Trade Representative Greer told Mexican companies that Trump tariffs will remain in place after the USMCA review, as the US began processing import tariff refunds following a court ruling.
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell earned $85 million last year, according to a document. Tesla expanded its AI assistant and led the German private car market.
Anthropic's Mythos AI model was accessed by unauthorized users, Bloomberg News reported. Trump said the US will get along with Anthropic after a Pentagon spat.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary