Apple is looking to integrate AI in iPhones sold in China via local partnerships, Reuters reported.Regulatory barriers in China mean Apple is required to partner with domestic AI companies.Apple has faced increasing local competition in one of its key markets.Apple is in early-stage talks with Tencent and ByteDance to integrate their AI models into iPhones sold in China, Reuters reported.Advertisement The move could be a way for Apple to introduce AI to mobile devices in China after the country blocked its ...

"Investors should proceed with cautious optimism," Howard Chan, founder and CEO of Kurv Investment Management, told Benzinga in an exclusive interview. While tech leaders like Apple Inc. AAPL and Tesla Inc. TSLA boast strong fundamentals, Chan said their valuations are "stretched."Apple, Tesla: Stretched Valuations But Long-Term PotentialApple and Tesla, often regarded as bellwethers for tech innovation, are facing increasing scrutiny from investors. Chan noted their dominant positions in their respective m ...

Apple (AAPL -2.14%) has been one of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A -1.96%) (BRK.B -1.99%) most successful investments. However, there comes a time to move on from an investment, and I think Warren Buffett and his team are set up to do that in 2025.But why are they selling? After all, Buffett and his team have been incredibly complimentary toward Apple CEO Tim Cook and the business he's created there. Let's dive in and try to understand better.Apple used to be a picture-perfect Warren Buffett investmentBerkshir ...

Warren Buffett may very well be the most famous investor of all time. His uncanny ability to constantly pick the right horse earned him the nickname, "The Oracle of Omaha." And with his longtime partner, Charlie Munger (who passed away last year), Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -1.96%) (BRK.B -1.99%) into one of the world's largest companies.Although he's famous for continuing to live a relatively modest lifestyle (he still lives in the house he bought for $31,500 in 1958), his successful tenure at ...

In Brief Apple and Meta are warring in Europe over the balance between interoperability and privacy, Reuters reports.The fight focuses on the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a competition regulation that requires designated gatekeepers (including Apple and Meta) not to restrict rivals’ access to so-called core platform services. In Apple’s case, this means: iOS, iPadOS, App Store, and Safari. But its concern here seems mainly focused on iOS. The iPhone maker has made no bones about its distaste ...

Israel Englander is the CEO of Millennium Management, the second most profitable hedge fund in history as measured by net gains since inception, according to LCH Investment. In total, Millennium owns more than 6,000 stocks, index funds, and options, but Englander downsized one of his largest positions in the third quarter.Specifically, he sold 11.5 million shares of Apple (AAPL -2.14%), reducing his stake by 90%. Apple had been one of his hedge fund's top 10 holdings, but it no longer ranks in top 75. Meanw ...

What do Apple (AAPL -2.14%) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX -4.63%) have in common? At first glance, not much. The former is a consumer tech leader while the latter operates in the biotech industry.One thing they do share, though, is that they've made their long-term shareholders happy. Apple and Vertex Pharmaceuticals have outperformed the market over the past decade, and even longer. Further, there are good reasons to believe they can continue delivering outsized returns for the next 10 years and beyond. ...

American stock exchanges currently host eight American technology companies with valuations of $1 trillion or more, but only three have graduated into the $3 trillion club so far:Apple: $3.7 trillionNvidia: $3.3 trillionMicrosoft: $3.3 trillionAmazon (AMZN -4.60%) is the world's fourth-largest company, at this writing, with a market capitalization of $2.4 trillion. Its stock has soared by more than 50% this year and trades at an all-time high. The company's strong cloud growth, soaring profits, and leadersh ...

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核心观点 - 公司已停止开发iPhone硬件订阅计划，该计划原计划于2022年推出，后推迟至2023年，最终被取消[1][2] 硬件订阅计划 - 公司原计划推出一项服务，消费者每月支付费用即可获得一部iPhone，并每年更换新机型[2] - 在开发过程中，该计划遇到了软件漏洞和潜在监管审查的担忧[2] - 该硬件订阅服务由公司的Apple Pay团队开发，该团队在今年早些时候因更严格的监管规定关闭了其“先买后付”(BNPL)服务Pay Later[3] “先买后付”服务 - 公司现在推广由Affirm和Klarna提供的第三方BNPL计划[4] - 公司于6月关闭了Pay Later服务，该服务在宣布后近两年才在全国范围内推出，并在八个月后关闭[4] - 在关闭Pay Later服务的一周前，公司宣布Apple Pay用户在美国可以通过Affirm在结账时申请BNPL贷款[4] 新产品计划 - 公司计划明年推出一款新iPhone，该机型将比当前型号更薄，采用简化摄像头以降低成本，并设计为面向那些想要外观时尚且不介意缺少Pro机型所有功能的消费者[5] - 公司还在计划推出两款折叠设备，包括一款可作为笔记本电脑使用的折叠设备和一款较小的折叠手机，这两款设备已经开发多年[6]