A certain amount of corporate spending on AI companies might not be carefully thought through. It’s more performative, a demonstration that leadership is doing something.
“It was important for Apple to deliver on it this year to ride the big upgrade cycle from Covid-era buyers, and it has done so in spades.” — Analyst Ivan Lam
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The company had long opposed giving Apple more access to Tesla customers — especially when the iPhone maker was angling to become a rival in electric vehicles.
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Premarket: Apple is red
5 months ago
5 months agoFrom Reuters' "US futures drop on fading December rate-cut expectations" posted early Friday.
"We think the quarterly opportunity from Tencent alone could be somewhere in the range of ~$125-400M." — Analyst Amit Daryanani
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CNBC's bizarre Apple chyron
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5 months agoNobody was suggesting that Apple buy OpenAI, not even the guest.
Apple’s agreement with Tencent marks an important step toward normalizing relations in one of its most important markets.
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The claim is that EU users are not benefiting, and nor are EU-based developers.
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Premarket: Apple was green, turned red
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5 months agoFrom Reuters' "US futures muted as traders await data after federal reopen" posted Early Thursday.
From "Apple's minimal AI spend may lead to big gaps in competition, says Big Technology's Alex Kantrowitz" which aired Tuesday on CNBC.
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