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Apple loses more AI researchers and a Siri executive in latest departures

The company has struggled to keep up with peers in the artificial intelligence race

The standard iPhone 18 is now slated to ship in the first half of 2027, Nikkei Asia reports.

Apple to prioritise premium iPhone launches amid memory crunch, Nikkei Asia reports

It will focus on delivering its first foldable model and two non-folding ones in the second half of 2026

IPhone revenue rose to US$85.27 billion in the fiscal first quarter ended Dec 27, well above the US$78.65 billion analysts had expected.

Apple sales, profit beat Wall Street estimates amid ‘staggering’ iPhone demand

The tech giant said iPhone sales set records in every geographic segment

South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix, and Micron, the world’s three largest producers of memory chips, have all said that they were struggling to keep up with demand that boosted their quarterly earnings.

Surging memory chip prices dim outlook for consumer electronics makers

Price increases are expected to persist, possibly into the next year

Apple fears it could be fined up to US$38 billion if the watchdog uses its global turnover calculation for penalties.

Apple asks Indian court to stop antitrust body from seeking its financials

The US tech giant argues that being forced to comply now will defeat its main legal challenge against India’s penalty rules

Google has been firing on all cylinders to counter OpenAI’s early lead in the industry by doubling down on frontier models, and image and video generation.

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri in major win for Alphabet

The iPhone maker has faced a series of setbacks on the AI front after being late to the race

Apple led the market with a 20% share, supported by solid demand in emerging and mid-sized markets and strong sales of the iPhone 17 series.

Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025

The market is expected to soften in 2026 amid chip shortages and rising component costs

Despite his low profile, John Ternus appears to have shot to the front of the pack to be Apple’s next CEO.

The man who could be Apple’s next CEO

John Ternus, Apple’s head of hardware engineering, is considered by some company insiders to be the front-runner to replace Tim Cook

Apple shares spent much of 2025 in the penalty box amid concerns that it was falling behind in the race to deploy AI features.

Apple shares on pace to match longest losing streak since 1991

The company and other computer and device makers have been under pressure from rising prices for components such as memory chips