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The Vergecast · Can Fairphone survive the US market · 31 Aug 2026 podcast

Tomorrow he'll be passing the baton to John Turnis, and Cook will transition to executive chairman of Apple's board of directors.

In a statement to the company, Cook reminisced on his time at Apple and expressed gratitude for the people he worked with.

While Cook was focused on growing the company's supply chain to one of the most impressive on the planet, it will be pretty exciting to see what a product-focused Apple looks like in the coming years.

Bloomberg is also reporting that longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller is stepping down from his role as head of App Store and Apple Events, but will be staying with the company to continue working on unspecified initiatives.

Next up, Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chapel have filed a lawsuit in the US District Court.

For the Northern District of California, seeking damages for tens of thousands of copyrighted works.

The companies are asking for up to $150,000 per work, plus up to $25,000 for each instance of copyright data being stripped.

The damages could amount to several billion dollars if Sony and Warner are awarded the maximum amount.

And finally, MapQuest downloads have surged after it refused to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America following an executive order on August 27th.

Google Maps officially changed the name over the weekend, and Interior Secretary Doug Bergum says Apple may soon follow suit.

In a tweet, MapQuest said, We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario.

Name it whatever you want at your leisure.

You can read more at the Verge.com.

That's 90 Seconds on the Verge for Monday, August 31st, 2026.

Raymond Van Neck, welcome to the Verge Cast.

Thanks, David.

Happy to be here.

So, first off, uh, for people that do not know Fairphone, you are the CEO of Fairphone.

Can you explain the mission of the brand here?

Yeah, so you just entered the US with the Fairphone Six Plus.

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