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THE DAILY INDEX

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GENERAL

TLDR

TIM COOK ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE SOON, BUT AN APPLE SHAKE-UP LOOMS

Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is probably not going to leave anytime soon despite being mired in Apple's biggest crisis in years. Cook's longtime No. 2, Jeff Williams, just announced plans to retire, so there's no immediate successor ready to take the helm, and there haven't been signs that Cook has begun the process of grooming a replacement. The board also doesn't feel the need to make a change - while shares are down 16% this year, they've surged about 1,500% since he became CEO in 2011. While Cook is staying, the company has started a broad management shake-up - roughly half of Cook's direct reports could depart within the next few years.

HYPERCAPITALISM AND THE AI TALENT WARS

The hypercapitalist AI talent wars will rewrite employment contracts and investment norms, concentrate returns, and raise the bar for mission and capital required to create great new companies. The social contracts between employees, startups, and investors must be rewritten. Founders must prepare themselves for the step-function increase in mercenary firepower. The M&A talent war is just beginning - as the numbers get bigger for talent and companies, all sides need to reimagine the social contract.

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