# April rundown: OpenAI hesitations and Apple's new CEO

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Published: 2026-05-01T09:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

April has come to an end and what a busy month it’s been, with major announcements, updates, and cancellations across all corners of the tech sector. Earlier this month, OpenAI made headlines throughout the UK with the news that it was cancelling its landmark Stargate UK project citing region-specific difficulties. But how do these claims stack up, given signs OpenAI is pulling back from other key compute projects? Also this month, John Ternus was announced as the incoming CEO at Apple. What does the Apple’s hardware king mean for the tech giant going forward? And DeepSeek released its much-awaited v4 Pro frontier model. In this episode, Rory is once again joined by Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to discuss some of April's biggest news. Read more:

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