John Ternus, once a relatively low-profile executive at Apple, is now considered by the rumor mill as the leading candidate to succeed CEO Tim Cook. His rise comes in the wake of COO Jeff Williams’s retirement announcement—an event that has reshuffled expectations within Apple’s leadership ranks.

Broadcom has reportedly scrapped its plan to invest US$1 billion in an assembly, test, and packaging (ATP) facility in Spain. Reuters and Europa Press cited insiders saying that Broadcom and the Spanish government failed to reach an agreement on investment details, though neither side disclosed specific reasons.

A fire broke out at lithium battery maker Molicel’s factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on July 14, 2025. Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) has commissioned National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology to establish a toxic disaster response center in response to air quality concerns. Aside from trace amounts of hydrofluoric acid detected in the morning, no other abnormalities were detected at any of the monitoring points in areas around the factory. The center will continue to monitor the air around the factory and Linhai Industrial Park for the next three days.