Apple Q2 better than expected: Was it tariffs pulling up demand?
Apple reported better-than-expected for its fiscal second quarter as iPhones, Macs and iPads sold well.
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Apple Q1 strong, but China and iPhone revenue falls
Apple's first quarter results were better-than-expected as Mac, iPad and services revenue gained from a year ago. But iPhone revenue was down from a year ago as were wearables. China sales also took a hit in the first quarter.
Apple Q4 ahead of estimates along with iPhone sales
With the results, Apple allayed some fears about iPhone sales. iPhone revenue was $46.22 billion in the fourth quarter ahead of expectations. However, Mac, iPad and services revenue fell short of what many analysts were expecting.
Apple CFO Maestri to step down Jan 1, 2025
Kevan Parekh, vice president of financial planning and analysis at Apple, will become CFO.
Apple returns to revenue growth in Q3
CEO Tim Cook said Apple is also spending heavily on generative AI. "We continue to invest significantly in the innovations that will enrich our customers' lives, while leading with the values that drive our work," said Cook.
OpenAI and Microsoft: Symbiotic or future frenemies?
OpenAI has built momentum by closing a big partnership with Apple, a channel deal with PwC and a series of enterprise wins. These events put an exclamation point on the enterprise traction that OpenAI is seeing directly and raise a big question: Will OpenAI eventually compete with its primary investor Microsoft?
Connecting the human dots between Apple, Bill Walton and skill building
Christopher Lochhead, thirteen-time No. 1 bestselling author and a "godfather" of category design, and Matt Beane, Author of The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines and UCSB professor, were the guests that connected the human dots between three seemingly disparate topics.
Apple's genAI strategy: On-device processing, private cloud, own the integration and abstract the LLMs
Apple CEO Tim Cook outlined the company's generative AI strategy at Apple WWDC that revolves around Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system, on-device processing of large language models and a private cloud model to go along with an OpenAI partnership.
PGA Tour eyes spatial computing, new models
Travis Trembath, VP, Fan Strategy & Experience at the PGA Tour, sees Apple's Vision Pro potentially as the future of golf experiences and engagement with fans.
Apple Q1 better than expected, services strong as product lines mixed
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company saw record services revenue in the quarter powered by iPhone sales. China sales were down.
Apple Vision Pro could rev hybrid work, video collaboration
Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Cisco Webex are likely to highlight collaboration experiments in spatial computing and potentially lay the groundwork for the future of hybrid work.
Apple Vision Pro available Feb. 2: Will Enterprises, developers rev expense accounts?
Apple Vision Pro has the potential to reboot the metaverse, augmented reality and virtual reality but mass market adoption is unlikely now. Watch developers instead.
