STEVE JOBS

Iconic CEOs are hard to find. So are successors to iconic CEOs.

Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, Apple's first smartphone, at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco on this day in history, Jan. 9, 2007. The product changed society and Apple's bottom line.

A judge has sentenced former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in the company’s blood-testing hoax — a punishment slightly longer than that given to the CEO, who was his lover and accomplice in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest scandals.

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

A federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.

Jobs wore the sandals in the 1970s and 1980s, when he was creating Apple. The sale of the Birkenstocks also comes with an NFT.

Steve Jobs wore the Birkenstocks during the early days of Apple in the 1970s and '80s. It's a record price for a pair of sandals.

A ragged pair of Birkenstocks once worn by Apple founder Steve Jobs fetched the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals at auction, according to Julien’s.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — The California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000, according to an auction house. The “well used” brown suede Birkenstocks dating to the mid-1970s set a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, Julien's Auctions said Sunday. “The cork and jute footbed retains the imprint of Steve Jobs’ feet, which had been shaped after years of use,” the auction house said in the listing on its website. The sandals were expected to bring $60,000, but the final sale price with an accompanying NFT was $218,750, Julien's said. Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 at Jobs' parents' house in Los Altos, California.

The California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000.

In September at a Goldman Sachs–sponsored technology conference in San Francisco, Warner Music Group CEO Steve Cooper made what, for many, was a startling claim....

Under Elon Musk, some Twitter employees are sleeping at the office. Former Apple engineer Ken Kocienda, who worked for Steve Jobs, says it's unnecessary.

Hankey took over for former Apple design chief Jony Ive three years ago and was responsible for much of Apple's industrial design work.

Jesse Watters discusses with "The Five" how parents are pushing to return to normalcy after masks and lockdowns in their children's schools.

In an interview at the 2022 Code Conference, CEO Tim Cook Cook said that Steve Jobs' influence is still strongly felt at Apple — and likely always will be.

Eve Jobs is the youngest of the Apple cofounder's four kids and the daughter of Laurene Powell Jobs.

BOSTON — (AP) — An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000. “There is no Apple-1 without this board — it’s the holy grail of Steve Jobs and Apple memorabilia,” said Bobby Livingston, RR's executive vice president. The board has been matched to Polaroid photographs taken by Terrell in 1976, showing the prototype in use. It was also examined and authenticated by Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen, whose notarized 13-page report accompanied the sale. The prototype resided on the Apple Garage property for many years before being given by Jobs to the seller about 30 years ago.

An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000.

Before Jobs adopted his classic black turtleneck, he approached Japanese designer Issey Miyake to see if he could create a uniform for Apple employees. But company employees were not fans.

Japan Issey Miyake FILE - Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake smiles standing among models after the presentation of his "1993/1994 fall/winter ready to wear collection" on March 17, 1993 in Paris, France. Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died. He died Aug. 5, 2022, of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday, Aug. 9. Miyake died last Friday of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday. Miyake even detested being called a fashion designer, choosing not to identify with what he saw as a frivolous, trend-watching, conspicuous consumption.

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died. He was 84.

Famous for his pleated designs and for dressing Steve Jobs, Miyake died of liver cancer at 84.

Miyake defined an era in Japan's modern history, reaching stardom in the 1970s with his origami-like pleats that transformed usually crass polyester into chic.

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died.

Apple and Facebook could win some regulatory friends -- and do the right thing – if they made it easier for us to use them less.

President Joe Biden has presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 17 people, including Simone Biles, Denzel Washington, Gabby Giffords and, posthumously, inventor Steve Jobs and John McCain.

A third police officer has died following a deadly shooting in the small town of Allen, Kentucky, this week.

President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 17 athletes, activists, sports stars, business leaders and politicians.

The awards will be presented Thursday, July 7.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was among 17 people who were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden on Friday.

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.

Book review of “After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul” by Tripp Mickle

Former Apple vice president Tony Fadell says that even Steve Jobs was on vacation, he'd constantly call his staffers to brainstorm new ideas. Here's why.

The iPod helped revolutionize how people bought and listened to music.

The iPod touch, introduced in 2019, is being phased out of Apple's product line.

The iPod touch, introduced in 2019, is being phased out of Apple's product line.

Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the company’s upscale models for more than a year.

Steve Wozniak says Steve Jobs compensated for his engineering skills by turning himself into a skilled communicator and marketer, all to help Apple succeed.

The departure of Peloton founder John Foley as the company's CEO raises a question the market has struggled to answer: when should a founder step aside?

The WNBA did not disclose how much money it raised from investors. However, the league called it "the largest-ever capital raise for a women's sports property."

The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years.

Jurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard starkly different interpretations of her motives and actions as her long-running criminal trial nears the finish line.

Disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes on Monday cast herself as the abused puppet of her former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani during tearful testimony aimed at refuting accusations she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology that hailed as a major breakthrough.

A Fortune Magazine reporter whose story helped turn Elizabeth Holmes into a Silicon Valley sensation came to court Thursday to explain why he felt like he became a pawn in her attempts to hype a blood-testing technology she promised would revolutionize health care.

In 1974, an 18-year-old Steve Jobs wrote a signed letter to his childhood friend, discussing Zen Buddhism and his plans to visit India. Now, the letter could sell at auction for between $200,000 and $300,000.

Philanthropy-Laurene-Powell-Jobs FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, Laurene Powell Jobs arrives for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington. Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is gearing up to invest $3.5 billion into climate-focused initiatives in the next ten years. Its board includes Powell Jobs' family members, including her son, Reed Jobs. Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, for short, allow donors anonymity -- something Powell Jobs has long prized in her work. Though, some outside observers believe Powell Jobs' quest for anonymity might be beneficial in her climate-focused work.

Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is gearing up to invest $3.5 billion into climate initiatives through her foundation in the next 10 years.

CNBC obtained notes that Elizabeth Holmes wrote to herself in 2015 as The Wall Street Journal was investigating Theranos.

Money will go to Steve Jobs' Waverley Street Foundation "to help underserved communities most impacted by climate change."

Philanthropy Laurene Powell Jobs FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs arrives for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington. Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, will invest $3.5 billion within the next 10 years to address the climate crisis, a spokesperson for Emerson Collective, Jobs’ organization, said on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) (Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, will invest $3.5 billion within the next 10 years to address the climate crisis, a spokesperson for Emerson Collective, Jobs’ organization, said on Monday. The money will go into Waverley Street Foundation, an organization Jobs set up in 2016, and focus on "initiatives and ideas to help underserved communities most impacted by climate change," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson also said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, has been selected to chair the foundation’s board.

Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs will invest $3.5 billion within the next 10 years to address the climate crisis.

As floodwaters from Tropical Rainstorm Ida swiftly covered a highway, a police officer used a guardrail to make his way to the side of a woman who had to abandon her car.

A terrifyingly large collection of trash known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch continues to grow in the Pacific Ocean, creating problems for both sea creatures and humans.

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."

Immigrant workers who helped clean up lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks have long asked to obtain legal status as a way to compensate for the work and subsequent health problems. As the 20th Anniversary nears, they again seek recognition. (Aug. 8)

Elizabeth Holmes once seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley's next superstar.

Apple has recently eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company.

Jury selection in the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes began Tuesday, casting a spotlight on the fallen Silicon Valley star now facing felony charges alleging she duped elite financial backers, customers and patients into believing that her startup was about to revolutionize medicine.

French designer Thierry Gaugain has made megayachts and private planes. Now, he's created a "palace on rails": the glass-encased G Train.

A London-based entrepreneur is auctioning off a 1973 job application from Steve Jobs in a physical versus NFT auction

California Democrats hope to pass an election reform bill that would help Gov. Gavin Newsom stave off a likely recall election later this year.

Powell Jobs throws elaborate Halloween shows at her Silicon Valley home, sails on her $110 million yacht, and donates much of her wealth to charity.

The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone app store has indicated she would like to promote more competition.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook described the company’s ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but faced tough questions about competition issues from a judge while testifying Friday about allegations that he oversees an illegal monopoly.

Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand on Friday in a high-stakes courtroom battle.

If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple’s $2 trillion empire.

Apple’s top app store executive faced a barrage of documents lobbed by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as part of a scheme hatched by Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs.

Apple’s lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological landscape.

On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices.

How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposé detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin.

From the 60 Minutes Archive: Steve Jobs On the 45th anniversary of the founding of Apple, a look back at the 2011 profile of Steve Jobs, which aired just weeks after his death.

Mark Zuckerberg (R) is about to surpass Jeff Bezos as the world's fifth richest man. Getty ImagesWhen Amazon's Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO later this year, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will be the last founding CEO left at any of the big tech companies. Now Amazon is shifting from founder Bezos to Andy Jassy, a long-time Amazon employee who built up AWS, the company's cloud-computing business. Unlike these other leaders -- including Bezos -- Zuckerberg holds an absolute majority of voting power over Facebook shares. Tech giants have fared well after replacing foundersApple, Microsoft and Alphabet have all seen their revenues and stock price grow with their newest leaders.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday young investors believe Tesla CEO Elon Musk has grand visions for the electric-vehicle maker that make him comparable to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. That's why they're willing to continue buying Tesla's stock, helping propel its dizzying run this year, Cramer added. While its stock was down about 2% Tuesday, Cramer said Tesla's capital raise may speak to what youthful investors like about Musk. You're up against some very serious companies when it comes to pickups, and that's where the money is." Shares of Tesla have soared to great heights this year, rising well over 600% to a series of record highs.

Steve Wozniak is starting a second company, 45 years after he co-founded Apple in Steve Jobs' parents garage in 1976. This time, Wozniak is starting a business in the green tech and blockchain space called Efforce, according to a statement released Friday. According to Efforce, "investors can participate in energy efficiency projects buy acquiring tokenized future savings," while companies benefit from such improvements "at no cost." According to Wozniak, "energy consumption and CO 2 emissions worldwide have grown exponentially, leading to climate change and extreme consequences to our environment. Wozniak created Efforce "to be the first decentralized platform that allows everyone to participate and benefit financially from worldwide energy efficiency projects, and create meaningful environmental change," he said.

FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, the Santa Fe Opera awaits its summer season in Santa Fe, N.M. Instead of tailgating outside the Santa Fe Opera, he and his wife celebrated their anniversary and the opera's opening night on their balcony in downtown Denver. We are celebrating all that is still possible and still beautiful here at the Santa Fe Opera, Graham told those watching from their living rooms and patios. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg also has been a regular visitor to performances in Santa Fe. Batty attended his first Santa Fe opera in 1985 while visiting as a student from the United Kingdom.