Apple stock lifted following guidance for the current quarter after the company reported a drop in ​iPhone and China sales. Overall revenue grew 4%.

Apple shares rose in after-market trading on Thursday after the company forecast higher sales than Wall Street expected, a sign the company expects iPhone sales to recover as it rolls out artificial intelligence features.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a fan of DeepSeek's innovation. When an analyst asked the executive on the earnings call about what he thinks about the AI model from China, Cook replied: “I think innovation that drives efficiency is a good thing.

“Severance” stars Adam Scott as severed Lumon employee Mark Scout. In the second season, Mark and his co-workers learn “the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe,” according to Apple TV+’s description.

Apple reportedly once considered Intel as a partner for iPhone chip production, but per TSMC’s founder, the company didn’t impress Tim Cook.

Apple CEO Tim Cook comments on Chinese AI surprise DeepSeek, says 'innovation that drives efficiency is agood thing' as it competes with ChatGPT.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has become Lumon's newest employee in a promotional spot for the second season of "Severance"

This could be a hint at Apple’s speculated iPhone 17 “Air”, which is expected to replace the Plus model in the current iPhone series — especially since Cook is usually tight-lipped about upcoming products,

On Apple’s quarterly earnings call, CEO Tim Cook expressed enthusiasm about Apple’s pipeline of new iPhones on the way.