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Apple designs and sells consumer electronics and personal computers, and also operates retail stores and streaming service Apple TV+. It is one of the world’s biggest companies and the second-largest mobile phone-maker after Samsung.

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  • While Apple remains committed to the Chinese market, the US consumer electronics giant is facing regulatory and competitive headwinds
  • Official data showed that foreign brands – mostly Apple – shipped about 2.4 million smartphones in February, for a combined 16.9 per cent share of the market

The company is set to unveil iOS 18, which is expected to be the most ambitious overhaul of the iPhone’s software ever, with the new AI strategy front and centre.

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Tim Cook’s appearance at the China Development Forum, Beijing’s answer to the Davos summit, was the latest stop of his jam-packed trip in the world’s largest smartphone market, where Apple is struggling with declining sales.

The lawsuit, brought by the US Justice Department and multiple states, accuses the tech giant of making it hard for consumers to switch to cheaper smartphones.

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The meeting with BYD and two other mainland suppliers was held ahead of the opening on Thursday of the 57th Apple Store in the US tech giant’s Greater China region.

One of DarwinAI’s core technologies is making artificial intelligence systems smaller and faster, which could help Apple run AI on devices.

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ByteDance’s latest semiconductor-related investment shows the lengths being taken by the company to overcome the impact of tighter US tech sanctions on mainland China.

The rising number of top-tier Chinese AI talent working in American institutions reflects the mainland’s continuing struggle with brain drain, compared with a brain gain for the US.

The US tech giant’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in the world’s largest smartphone market, despite sluggish iPhone sales.

Adding Apple’s M3 chip to the MacBook Air, long popular with digital nomads, gives the laptop computer a spec bump – it is faster, more powerful and more efficient than any rival in its weight class.

The European Union fined the US tech giant for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favouring its own music streaming service over rivals.

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Shenzhen’s municipal government plans to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across major sectors, including education, healthcare, banking, transport and welfare.

While Nvidia’s shares have added 66 per cent this year after more than tripling in 2023, Tesla shares are down more than half from their 2021 peak.

Honor’s Magic6 Pro and Xiaomi’s 14 Ultra smartphones tout generative artificial intelligence features at mobile communications industry’s biggest trade show.

Apple-authorised retailers are offering steep discounts on the latest iPhone series in China, where the US tech giant faces stiff competition from domestic brands.

From solid-state and silicon-carbon batteries to a nuclear battery that lasts 50 years without recharging, companies including Apple, Samsung and Honor are pushing the tech for smartphone batteries.

Apple plans to disclose more about its plans to put generative artificial intelligence to use later this year, chief executive officer Tim Cook said during the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday.

From Xiaomi to Xpeng, leading Chinese electric vehicle makers have expressed disbelief that Apple is ending its decade-long effort to build a car.

The surprise move marks the end of the multibillion-dollar Project Titan, one of the most ambitious efforts in the tech giant’s history.

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