Apple's CEO Cook sees technical regulation at the horizon

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In the end, new regulations will probably happen for technology companies.

That's the word of Tim Cook, Apple's CEO.

He said this in an interview with Axios on HBO Sunday night.

According to Mr. Cook, high-tech companies do not manufacture intrinsically good or bad products, but must know that their products can be used for harm.

"In general, I'm not a big fan of regulation," Cook said during the interview. "I strongly believe in the free market, but we have to admit that the free market does not work, and it did not work here."

"I think it's inevitable that there is some level of regulation," Cook added. I think that Congress and the administration at some point will adopt something. "

Cook argued that technology companies should adhere to future regulations.

Cook sees the industry is changing as it adopts a new humiliated posture after a year of growing skepticism.

During the interview, Mr. Cook stated that he used to take his iPhone too often, but that he reduced his notifications: "The number of times I recovers a device decreases. "

On diversity, Cook said that while Silicon Valley's culture was dominated by men, he said the technology was generally strong in terms of diversity and that it was "encouraged at this point to see a more marked improvement over time ".