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PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel says Apple has done 'nothing new' since Steve Jobs' death

The PayPal cofounder questioned Apple's approach to innovation after its late founder; he did so on a phone, presumably, and probably an Apple one.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN After Hours
Published 4:36 AM ET, Sunday, October 25, 2026

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First reported by Hindustan Times: “PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel says Apple has done 'nothing new' since Steve Jobs' death”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 4:36 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Apple.
BBN covered this story before: Tim Cook recalls Steve Jobs' advice: 'Never ask what I would do' (October 18).

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Hindustan TimesPayPal cofounder Peter Thiel says Apple has done 'nothing new' since Steve Jobs' death

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Hong Kong-based coverage from the Hindustan Times, billionaire Peter Thiel says Apple has done nothing new since Steve Jobs died, and he questions the company's whole approach to innovation.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNothing new in fourteen years? I own a phone that's been rectangular my entire adult life, and I thought that was the point.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMr. Thiel is entitled to his view.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI would only note that a man who built a fortune on payments is criticizing a company that mostly sells him the thing he pays with.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight.

Oct 18Tim Cook recalls Steve Jobs' advice: 'Never ask what I would do' · Fortune
Oct 25PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel says Apple has done 'nothing new' since… (this story)