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Apple’s China Troubles Continue With 18% iPhone Sales Drop
Apple // January 21, 2025

Apple reportedly closed out 2024 suffering a double-digit drop in iPhone sales in China. Sales of the company’s flagship product were down 18.2% in China during the last quarter of the year, Bloomberg News reported late Monday (Jan. 20), citing Counterpoint Research data. It was...

Alibaba Plans Major Discounts on AI Large Language Models
artificial intelligence // December 31, 2024

Chinese tech giant Alibaba is reportedly slashing prices on its AI large language models. Those markdowns are as high as 85%, CNBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 31), citing a WeChat post from the company’s cloud computing unit. The cuts involve Alibaba’s visual language model, Qwen-VL, created to perceive and...

Apple Reportedly Pitches Chinese Tech Giants on AI Project
artificial intelligence // December 19, 2024

Apple is reportedly seeking ways to add AI to its smartphones sold in ChatGPT-less China. The iPhone maker is in discussions with two Chinese tech giants — Tencent and TikTok parent ByteDance — about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into its products, Reuters reported Thursday (Dec. 19), citing three sources familiar...

Apple Reportedly Prepping Thinner and Foldable iPhones to Boost Growth
Apple // December 15, 2024

After years of smaller updates, Apple is reportedly thinking big by thinking thin. The tech giant plans to debut a new iPhone next year that will be thinner than current models, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Dec. 15), citing sources familiar with the...

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Apple’s AI Headaches Could Lead to Lukewarm Revenue Growth

January 29, 2025
Apple is reportedly expected to report muted revenue growth this week amid AI hiccups and competition in China. As Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan. 29), Apple and its competitors Samsung and Google have been counting on artificial intelligence (AI) features to boost smartphone sales. However, Apple’s latest iPhone lacked those features when it debuted, while some AI services have […]

Apple’s China Troubles Continue With 18% iPhone Sales Drop

January 21, 2025
Apple reportedly closed out 2024 suffering a double-digit drop in iPhone sales in China. Sales of the company’s flagship product were down 18.2% in China during the last quarter of...

Alibaba Plans Major Discounts on AI Large Language Models

December 31, 2024
Chinese tech giant Alibaba is reportedly slashing prices on its AI large language models. Those markdowns are as high as 85%, CNBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 31), citing a WeChat post from the...

Apple Reportedly Pitches Chinese Tech Giants on AI Project

December 19, 2024
Apple is reportedly seeking ways to add AI to its smartphones sold in ChatGPT-less China. The iPhone maker is in discussions with two Chinese tech giants — Tencent and TikTok parent ByteDance — about integrating...