In a caller interrogation with CBS Mornings, Apple CEO Tim Cook touched connected a extended assortment of topics, inclusive of the iPhone 14's caller Emergency SOS done Satellite characteristic, the destiny of Twitter, and what it attack for the app connected the App Store, and what is consequent for Cook aft helium steps down arsenic CEO of the corporation.
In a teaser for the interrogation earlier this week, Cook stated Apple whitethorn beryllium deliberate successful its hiring amid monetary uncertainty. "That mode we're persevering with to lease, but nary longer anyplace wrong the corp are we hiring," Cook said, amid reports the corp has halted hirings. In the full interview, Cook mentioned the iPhone 14's Emergency SOS done Satellite function, which released earlier this week to iPhone 14 users wrong the United States and Canada.
I'm a hiker, and truthful I'm often retired successful locations wherever determination whitethorn beryllium nary carrier, and besides you don't privation determination to beryllium poles accessible either. But now, to person the capableness to interaction wrong the lawsuit of an exigency is massive. You understand, if you sojourn state wide parks, they're successful ample portion nary longer blanketed via cellular carrier, and truthful this occurs to radical each the time, and it feels truthful superb to beryllium capable to talk to a outer tv for microcomputer hundreds of miles distant traveling astatine 15,000 miles an hour.
Cook additionally touched connected Apple's stance connected privateness, saying the organisation does present not judge arsenic existent with successful "sucking that facts [user data] up into the unreality to marque choices disconnected of it." Cook brought: "We judge arsenic existent with successful getting the bare minimal level of accusation that we privation to supply immoderate idiosyncratic a carrier."
For the superior time, Cook additionally commented connected latest traits astatine Twitter pursuing its takeover by means of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. When requested astir what the latest adjustments mean for the narration betwixt Twitter and Apple and the app's beingness astatine the App Store, Cook said: "They accidental that they whitethorn beryllium going to sphere to moderate, and truthful I expect them to effort this due to the fact that I bash not accidental everyone genuinely wants hatred code connected their platform."
During the interview, Cook declined to respond without hold to a question regarding his aboriginal astatine Apple, announcing rather, "it is simply a privilege of an full beingness to beryllium here," and "I get to enactment with quality beings I simply similar to enactment with and walk clip with them. And so, determination whitethorn beryllium a full batch of joyousness successful my beingness owed to Apple. And it is genuinely hard to cheque lifestyles with retired Apple."