Apple’s longtime artificial intelligence chief is leaving as the iPhone maker and its Siri voice assistant scramble to play catchup with AI rivals, the company said.John Giannandrea, who had served as Apple’s senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy since 2018, has stepped down — months after a long-planned AI overhaul of the Siri voice assistant got delayed by bugs and glitches – a situation one executive reportedly called “ugly.”Amar Subramanya, a veteran of Google and Microsoft, will tak ...

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Global smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 0.9% in 2026 as rising memory chip ​prices are pushing average selling prices to record highs, according to research ‌firm IDC. The drop follows a stronger 2025, when shipments are forecast to grow 1.5% to 1.‌25 billion units, driven by Apple's strong performance and a rebound in China. Apple is on track for a record year in 2025, with shipments projected to rise 6.1% to 247 million units, helped by surging demand for its iPhone 17 ...

There's a lot going on. As Carl was saying, the curve's a little steeper today. The 10-year continues to stay around 410.And there it is, right on the button. Bitcoin having a day, bouncing 6%. Tech is leading. Nvidia is up. Oracle's up.Palunteer is as well. Josh, the final month of this year underway. How do you see things today.So, I was talking to somebody last week about uh what's like the most obvious thing that you think is going to happen that people still aren't expecting even though it's obvious li ...

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (OTC:SSNLF) just dropped what might be the biggest foldable bomb of the year — and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) still hasn't even pulled the pin. With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, a three-pane phone that folds twice into a 10-inch display tablet-phone hybrid, Samsung may have rewritten the foldable script just months before Apple's long-rumored first foldable iPhone hits the streets.Track AAPL stock here.Samsung's Gamble: Tri-Fold Now Or Forever Play Catch-UpThe TriFol ...

In the recently announced fourth-quarter results, Apple reported a revenue of $102.5 billion, up 8% year-over-year, a record revenue for the quarter, and an all-time revenue record for services. Its EPS stood at $1.85, up 13% year-over-year, while the services revenue came in at $28.75 billion. Its iPhone segment continued to remain a growth driver with a revenue of $49.03 billion. This was the best quarter ever in the history of the company. Apple is strained on several models of iPhone 17, which means we ...

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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been in a sharp uptrend in recent sessions following news that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could become its foundry customer by early 2027. However, while symbolically important for ... ...

Storms across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka have devastated communities. At Apple, we’re thinking of everyone affected, and will be donating to relief and building efforts on the ground. ...

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