Despite their marketing campaign telling you not to hire humans, Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack knows that a good startup needs a great team. And yes, they’re still hiring humans themselves.

Listen to the full conversation on our Build Mode podcast:

A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.

Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystem than the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once held over developers is being challenged, and vibe-coded apps are changing what it means to build on Apple’s platform.

On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into what this transition means for startups and a closer look at some of the week’s biggest deals — including SpaceX’s $60B option on Cursor.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:26 Anthropic’s Mythos accessed by “unauthorized groups”

04:28 Is Amazon’s $5B Anthropic investment just another circular deal?

09:53 SpaceX and Cursor’s $60B option

18:25 Is this finally the year of the IPO?

21:38 SpaceX, Revolut, and Cerebras: the IPOs to watch

26:41 Tim Cook’s retirement plans

29:15 What a new Apple CEO means for startups and the App Store

35:59 Outro

With Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, the next leader has new challenges. CNET’s Bridget Carey looks at the biggest issues John Ternus will have to face in these changing times for the industry.

Read more about Apple’s new CEO John Ternus on CNET.com
Apple’s New CEO Is a Hardware Guy. That’s Actually Good for Apple’s AI Plans

0:00 John Ternus tapped to be Apple’s next CEO
0:13 Apple’s new product bonanza
0:37 The success of new Apple products hinges on the new Siri
0:59 Challenges Ternus will face as Apple CEO
1:13 John Ternus and Apple
1:27 How Tim Cook will help new Apple CEO John Ternus
1:48 Politics and Apple
2:22 AI, Apple and John Ternus
3:00 The future of the iPhone and AI
3:45 Culture shifts attitude around iPhones and screen time
4:33 John Ternus and MacBook Neo

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