John Ternus
6 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 13, 2026 by M.G. Siegler · said 156 times in 16 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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brought up most by Alex Kantrowitz (86), Ranjan Roy (29), M.G. Siegler (25), Joanna Stern (16)
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2026 142 mentions in 14 episodes 10 per episode
- Tim Cook Steps Down. And Who is John Ternus? — With Joanna Stern
- Apple After Tim Cook, OpenAI’s New Mojo, Meta’s Internal Tracking Escapade
- Kimi K3 & AI’s Price War, What’s Happening To Google?, OpenAI’s Partner Trouble
- Apple’s Folding Phone "Duo" Is Here + OpenAI vs. Google vs. Anthropic Revisited — With M.G. Siegler
- Did Apple Get AI Spending Right?, Microsoft & OpenAI’s New Reality, Where’s Stargate?
- Demis Steps Down, Apple’s Memory Problem, Microsoft’s Clever Trick
- Mythos is Back, OpenAI Releases GPT 5.6, Apple’s Price Increases
- SpaceX’s IPO Triumph, Anthropic’s Fable Fumble, OpenAI’s Price War
- 6 more episodes that year, every mention in 2026 →
2025 14 mentions in 2 episodes 7 per episode
Everything said about John Ternus, oldest first
Jan 13, 2026 neutral
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026 bullish
May 5, 2026 positive
Jul 20, 2026 bearish
Kantrowitz: OpenAI alienating tech allies will eventually cause severe consequences
“OpenAI's loss of these friends over time is going to add up to something really bad. Who knows what that exactly is, but there's gonna come a time where OpenAI's gonna need Satya, or it will need John Ternus, or it will need Elon. And they won't be there for t…”