When Apple announced Monday that John Ternus would succeed Tim Cook as chief executive officer on Sept. 1, the move confirmed what many industry observers had increasingly expected. For months, Mr. Ternus had taken on more of Mr. Cook’s public…

The early stages of any major league season are rife with unexpected performances — be they unexpectedly good or unexpectedly bad — that leave many fans and onlookers wondering whether an April change in production is the beginning of a…

Over the weekend in China, a humanoid robot shattered world half-marathon record—the human record—by seven minutes. The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone maker), which finished the 13.1-mile race in 50 minutes, 26…