Musk on Apple’s hiring tactics, record iPhone quarter, Tim Cook’s successor and more: This week in Appleverse – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)

The week was full of news. Here’s an overview of the top Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stories you may have missed.

Musk: Apple ‘carpet bombed’ Tesla engineers with recruitment calls

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)revealed that Apple aggressively pursued Tesla engineers with incessant hiring calls and lucrative pay offers during Apple’s abandoned electric vehicle project. This revelation came during a recent conversation with Stripe co-founder Johannes Collison and podcaster Dwarkesh Patel.

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Apple just had the biggest quarter in iPhone history

Apple Inc. achieved its most significant sales quarter and expanded its market share to 69%. This is despite weak sales of both low-end and premium Android devices, which hampered overall growth.

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If Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down in 2026, here’s who could take over

Rumors of a leadership change at Apple are gaining momentum, with prediction markets pointing to a 33% chance of a CEO Tim Cook could step down before 2027.

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Apple gives Qualcomm a holiday boost