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Apple turns 50, in a world it helped create

Updated on: March 8, 2026 / 9:20 AM EDT / CBS News

Extended interview: Tim Cook

In this web exclusive, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, talks with "Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue (author of "Apple: The First 50 Years") to discuss the company's first half-century and its constant focus on "the next thing." He also talks about the vision of Steve Jobs, whose return to Apple in 1997 reinvigorated the company.

‘The antithesis of what Gen Z grew up with’: Love Story inspires fervor for Carolyn Bessette’s style

Influencers are doing their best to recreate Bessette’s deeply individualized style, which ironically was a refusal to follow along with what was popular

Vladimir author Julia May Jonas: ‘We’re imprisoned by our obsessions’

As her debut novel becomes a Netflix series starring Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall, the American author talks about comparisons with Lolita, moving on from #MeToo and problematic authors

Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’

The CEO said he cut the company’s workforce by 4,000 people – almost in half – because of gains in AI productivity

Hollywood’s Star Power Is Shifting

Auteur filmmakers have become as much of a selling point as the actors they work with.

Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint

From Gates to Musk and Altman, today’s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the future

The making of Fargo at 30: ‘Man, you don’t give me this role, I’m gonna shoot your dog’

As the Oscar-winning Coen brothers classic reaches its three decade anniversary, stars of the film discuss the stories behind its production

Families of MH370 victims call for search extension, 12 years after Malaysia Airlines jet vanished

Families of those onboard urge Malaysian government to extend contract with deep-sea exploration firm

WATCH: Atlanta Cops Storm Diverted Plane to Arrest Passenger After Alleged ‘Bomb Threat’

SWAT team swarms Southwest Airlines flight to take man of foreign appearance into custody

Why Is There No ‘Rock Against Trump’?

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James Talarico’s Technicolor Dreamcoat

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