Apple briefly topped $4 trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, the third Big Tech company to hit the milestone, as robust demand for its latest iPhone models allayed fears over its slow progress in the AI race.Its stock briefly reached$269.89, giving Apple a market value of $4.005 trillion, before receding and ending the day up 0.1$3.992 trillion.Also readApple’s shares have gained about 13% since the new launches on September 9, in a turnaround that pushed ...