Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone
New Apple CEO John Ternus announces the iPhone Duo, which folds like a passport and is the most radical iPhone design update in nearly 20 years.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Sep 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET
- Coverage span: 22h 14m
- Coverage: 6 reports from 6 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications
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All-time coverage
8 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: TechCrunch, Variety, The Verge, NPR, CBS News, BBC News, CBC News, Deadline.
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- “20 years” — NPR, BBC News
Coverage
6 publications are covering this story.
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NPRTier A
Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone(opens original report in a new tab)BBC NewsTier A
Apple unveils its first folding iPhone(opens original report in a new tab)Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years. — BBC News
CBC NewsTier A
Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its new folding phone that costs at least $3K(opens original report in a new tab)Apple on Wednesday unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product. — CBC News
DeadlineTier B
Apple’s John Ternus Makes Product Event Debut As CEO, Unveiling Foldable iPhone Duo(opens original report in a new tab)Apple executive John Ternus made his debut appearance as the company’s CEO during the company’s annual product event Wednesday, touting new AI tools and a new foldable iPhone. The foldable model, iPhone Duo, has a… — Deadline
TechCrunchTier B
Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo(opens original report in a new tab)Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its “Surprise and Shine” iPhone event held in Cupertino. The phone is the first marquee device launched under the company’s new CEO, John… — TechCrunch
CBS NewsTier B
Apple event expected to debut foldable iPhone and new CEO John Ternus(opens original report in a new tab)Apple's Sept. 9 tech showcase is set to feature new CEO John Ternus unveiling its first foldable iPhone and the iPhone 18. — CBS News
How coverage developed
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 87.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 33.5 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 15.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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