Apple has launched itself into the artificial intelligence (AI) race with a flurry of updates to its iPhone software and a deal with OpenAI that will add ChatGPT to hundreds of millions of smartphones...

Now that Apple is out of the way, the race for S&P 500 market-value dominance is between Nvidia and Microsoft. And Microsoft is still the favorite...

Elon Musk has criticized Tim Cook and Sam Altman for announcing their AI partnership...

NEWSPLUS Major indexes are treading water ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision tomorrow. Futures trading suggests the S&P 500 may slip below its fresh record close hit Monday. Dow and Nasdaq-100 futures are also a tad lower...

To anyone watching the stock market over the last year, it would seem the letters "AI" are akin to a magic wand that will pump up the share price of any company involved in it. That sprinkle of pixie dust has made chipmaker Nvidia the world's second-most valuable company after Microsoft, which in turn has seen its own shares rise 30% in the last 12 months, leaving Apple in the number three spot. So when loyal fans - and tech analysts - around the world gathered to watch Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2024) on Monday, it was with the expectation of seeing a dazzling array of AI features that would put the iPhone maker in good standing to compete in this area with market-leader Microsoft...

The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Tuesday...

Apple's Vision Pro mixed-reality (XR) headset will be available for pre-order in China starting on Friday, four months after the gadget went on sale in the US. Each customer is limited to purchasing two headsets and shipments start on June 28, according to Apple's website. At a price of 29,999 yuan (US$4,138), it costs over US$600 more than the US$3,499 base price in the US, which does not account for tax, for the 256-gigabyte model. The starting price in Hong Kong, where pre-orders start on the...