Mac daddy: Apple’s new boss
4/21/202618 min
Tim Cook is stepping down after overseeing 15 years of spectacular growth. We take a look at his successor. Japan’s rural women are disproportionately heading to cities, and their home towns are working hard to lure them back. And a historical examination of boredom, and why Britons have perhaps less of it than they should.
Guests and host:
- Tom Lee-Devlin, business editor
- Moeka Iida, Japan reporter
- Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
- Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
- Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Apple, technology, CEO, John Ternus
- Japan, demographics
- Britain, boredom
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First 90 secondsJason Palmer· Host0:00
[upbeat music] The Economist. [upbeat music] Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. [upbeat music] Among the demographic quirks of modern Japan is a growing flood of rural women into cities, with grave consequences for their hometowns. We discover what local governments are doing to keep more women from going or to lure them back. [upbeat music] And once upon a time, boredom was seen as a scourge, a danger, a sign of societal decay, and Britons had it real bad. These days, it could be said they're not bored enough. [upbeat music] But first... [upbeat music] One of the world's largest companies is getting a new boss. Apple has announced that John Ternus will be taking the reins in September. The changeover is not exactly a surprise, but the choice of successor is worth a closer look.
Tom Lee-Devlin· Guest1:24
One of really the hallmarks of Tim Cook's fifteen-year tenure at the helm of Apple