Tech giants Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week eclipsed earnings expectations, cashing in on artificial intelligence (AI) while navigating economic waters roiled by US tariffs.- Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 percent year-over-year as the social media giant continues investing heavily in artificial intelligence...
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centers or buying a larger player in the segment, a departure from a long practice of fiscal frugality. Apple has struggled to keep pace with rivals such as Microsoft and Alphabet's Google, both of which have attracted hundreds of millions of users to their AI-powered chatbots and assistants. Apple, in contrast, has leaned on outside data center providers to handle some of its cloud computing work, and despite a high-profile partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI for certain iPhone features, has tried to grow much of its AI technology in-house, including improvements to its Siri virtual assistant...
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Continue ReadingApple wants investors to know it's taking bigger steps to catch up in the AI race, amid worries about its progress...
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Continue ReadingWhile sales growth suggests fear of tariffs helped fuel sales, Cook downplayed the “pull forward” effect, noting that consumers were more motivated by the “strength of the product.”...
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Continue ReadingUS stock futures slipped as investors digested the latest Big Tech earnings ahead of a pivotal Friday, with President Trump's trade deadline and the July jobs report both on deck...
Continue ReadingApple is preparing to absorb $1.1 billion in tariff costs this quarter, CEO Tim Cook told investors on Thursday's earnings call...
Continue ReadingTech giant sees double-digit revenue rise, with huge gains in iPhone sales, despite stock-price drop and looming tariffs...
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