When Jeff Williams leaves his position as Apple's Chief Operating Officer later this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook will apparently be taking over

Analysts at LightShed think Apple would benefit from a CEO more focused on the product side of the business — or it risks missing out on the AI boom.

Apple’s chief operating officer plans to hand the role off this month and retire later this year after roughly a decade as the tech giant’s No. 2 under Chief Executive Tim Cook.