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Johannes Boege to lead Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Johannes Boege will succeed Thomas Lindner as chair of the executive management of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) on 1 January 2027. Boege, currently deputy CEO of the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) and responsible for core business and strategic development, will move to Frankfurt; until then FAZ co-executive Volker Breid will run the publisher on an interim basis. The change follows internal tensions reportedly between Lindner and Ulrich Wilhelm, chair of the Fazit-Stiftung. The FAZ supervisory board also saw leadership reshuffling: Andreas Barner stepped down and Marika Lulay took over as supervisory board chair on 3 July; the publisher announced other board departures and the planned retirement of publisher Gerald Braunberger in September. The FAZ frames the appointment as a generational handover and highlights continuity of its digital and commercial strategy.

Apple CEO Warns Prices May Rise Due to Memory Chip Costs

Apple CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal that price increases for some Apple hardware are "unavoidable" as rising memory and chip costs—driven in part by large-scale AI datacenter demand—have become unsustainable for the company to fully absorb. Independent teardown firm TechInsights estimates RAM and storage costs for the iPhone 18 Pro could rise to about $200 (from ~$50 in the iPhone 17 Pro), which analysts say would necessitate roughly a $270 price increase to preserve margins. The report notes Apple is trying to cushion customers but called the situation "untenable." The article also places Apple’s comments alongside recent industry moves (Sony, Nintendo) and Apple product changes (Mac Mini configuration delisting, MacBook Air storage/price adjustments) and references WWDC 2026 announcements of offline AI features that increase memory requirements on flagship iPhones.

RMS Co‑CEO Stefan Mölling to Leave; Successor Named

RMS announced that Co‑CEO Stefan Mölling will not renew his contract when it expires in 2027 and will leave to pursue a new role outside the company. Carsten Dorn — formerly managing director at Score Media Group and with prior roles at Media Impact and Axel Springer — has been named to join Sven Thölen in leading RMS; his exact start date is expected "no later than during 2027." Separately, planned reforms at Deutschlandfunk have raised concerns among long‑standing freelance contributors about future staffing and program formats. Radio Bremen’s Bremen Zwei launched an "Einschlafpodcast" hosted by author Sina Scherzant (six episodes planned). The piece also reports new podcast/video formats from FAZ ("Löhr & Pennekamp") and Story House Productions ("I Did It").