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☆ Saudi Arabia looking to China for a lifeline for its futuristic city could mean trouble for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how Saudi Arabia is courting Chinese investors for help with its massive, futuristic city facing financial issues. NeomSaudi Arabia's dreams of a futuristic city are turning into a financial nightmare, and one of its solutions could spell trouble for the US. Since 2017, the Kingdom has touted big plans for the desert megacity Neom . AdvertisementThe city plans to heavily use renewable energy, a key area of focus for China as it digs itself out of its economic hole . But a soft real estate market and a trail of angry business partners and customers are threatening to thwart his big plans .

Persons: —, Prince Mohammed bin Salman's, Neom's, hasn't, Tom Porter, Prince, Aaron Weiner's, Weiner, Justin Sullivan, it's, they'd, Tyler Le, Giovanna Ventola, Michael Shvo, Shvo, Tesla, Jose Uribe, Sen, Bob Menendez, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, UEFA, Business, Neom, US, International Monetary Fund, Bank of America, Apple, Apple Intelligence, OpenAI, Amazon, Bonnaroo Music, Arts Festival, Post Malone Locations: Saudi Arabia, Neom, Saudi, Kingdom, China, Gaza, New York, London

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☆ Did Apple just outthink everyone in AI? A chat with tech analyst Ben Thompson
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When I try to get my head around big, complicated tech questions, I often rely on Ben Thompson, the influential tech analyst who writes the Stratechery newsletter. And that Apple gets the upside of AI without incurring many of the costs and risks other tech players are taking on. AdvertisementPeter Kafka: You seemed pretty enthusiastic about Apple's AI efforts before they announced them on Monday. One is some massive AI breakthrough, such that the phone becomes the commodity, as opposed to Apple making the AI the commodity. Peter Kafka: You've been speculating about whether Apple is paying OpenAI, or OpenAI is paying Apple.

Persons: —, Ben Thompson, Peter Kafka, They're, Tim Cook, Justin Sullivan, Who's, They've, Apple, You've, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Thompson, Mark Gurman Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Washington Post, Bloomberg, OpenAI Locations: ChatGPT.com

☆ New Apple iPhone app proves just how hard it is to kill the online password
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The new Passwords app for iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, Mac and Windows, lets users store all of their passwords, including verification codes, app passwords, Wi-Fi passwords, Passkeys and more. Its new Passwords app, introduced at Apple's WWDC 2024 earlier this week, is one more solution to help protect online accounts and manage multiple logins. Password managers, like the Apple Password app, log different passwords, passcodes and logins securely under a safe account. You can't underestimate the amount of effort they will put into making sure that is locked down, and those are all tied into Apple IDs, Apple passwords. Apple Intelligence, its entry into AI, will leverage cloud-based models on special servers using Apple Silicon to ensure that user data is private and secure.

Persons: Cser, Gadjo Sevilla, eMarketer, That's, Andras Cser, Forrester, Security.org, LastPass, Sevilla, Siri, Elon Musk, We're, John Giannandrea Organizations: Windows, IBM, Apple, Google, Microsoft, iOS, Facebook, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, Machine Locations: WWDC

☆ Elon Musk's payday drama comes to a head today
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's always sunny at Business Insider when "Welcome to Wrexham" star Rob McElhenney is around. In today's big story, we're looking at the drama between Tesla shareholders over Elon Musk's bumper pay package that gets decided on today . As funny as that sounds, the battle over Elon Musk's pay package is no joke. One longtime Tesla investor said the EV maker is " kind of the bottom of the pecking pole of Elon's companies ." Vote here on if you're for or against Musk's pay package .

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☆ Apple's big keynote should make plenty of startups nervous
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Apple's WWDC event unveiled AI features that should make some startups nervous. Apple has a history of making a particular app or service seem irrelevant by building a rival feature into iPhones or Macs. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . That was certainly the case during Apple's WWDC event this week, during which CEO Tim Cook and other executives detailed a host of AI features coming to iPhones, iPads, and Macs. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Apple's, —, Tim Cook Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Service, Business

☆ Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring on Apple WWDC: Slightly exceeded expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMorgan Stanley's Erik Woodring on Apple WWDC: Slightly exceeded expectationsErik Woodring, Morgan Stanley equity research executive director, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss Apple's WWDC, the outlook for the company's stock, its partnership with OpenAI, and more.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Erik Woodring, Morgan Stanley, Apple's WWDC, OpenAI Organizations: Apple

☆ 'Best WWDC Ever': Wall Street is pumped up over Apple's AI game plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street was definitely impressed by Apple's WWDC event on Monday. Analysts predict AI features will drive significant upgrade cycles for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17. Here's what Wall Street is saying about Apple's WWDC event. Citi: 'Best WWDC ever'"We believe Apple's WWDC was the best WWDC conference in a long time as it introduced 'AI for the rest of the people," analysts at Citi said. Chatterjee echoed Citi's thoughts that the AI features should drive a massive upgrade cycle for the iPhone over the next two years.

Persons: Apple's, Siri, —, Goldman Sachs, We're, Michael Ng, WWDC, Atif Malik, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Dan Ives, Ives Organizations: Service, Apple, Citi, Goldman, JPMorgan, Apple Intelligence, Cook

☆ You're out of luck if you have an older iPhone and want to use Apple Intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. AdvertisementApple finally threw its hat into the AI ring during its WWDC keynote on Monday, revealing a suite of generative AI features it calls Apple Intelligence. But most iPhone users will need to upgrade in order to use them. The Apple Intelligence features, which will be coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac, will be free for users and start rolling out to US users later this year. There's also a revamped Siri, powered by Apple Intelligence, that promises to be more useful by accessing specific actions within apps.

Persons: —, There's, Siri Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Service, Business

☆ Sam Altman may have just scored a major coup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewForget Tim Cook: OpenAI and Sam Altman might be the biggest winners after Monday's announcements at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. While Apple announced Apple Intelligence, its in-house artificial-intelligence tool, it also said that Apple users will soon be able to use ChatGPT in Siri through an integration it created with OpenAI. The feature is part of Apple's iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and Sequoia, its computer operating system. Apple's iOS is installed on about 2.2 billion devices, Wedbush Securities estimated in a note on Monday. OpenAI said in a statement that "the ChatGPT integration, powered by GPT-4o, will come to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS later this year.

Persons: —, Tim Cook, OpenAI, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, it's, Craig Federighi, Apple's, Siri, Altman, Google's, Kelsey Peterson, Cook, haven't, macOS, Apple Organizations: Service, Apple's Worldwide, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Business, OpenAI, Wedbush Securities, Washington Post, Google, Safari Locations: Siri, Sequoia, WWDC

☆ Apple stock soars 7% to record highs after AI-focused WWDC event
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple stock soared 7% to a record high as investors cheered developments unveiled at its WWDC event. Apple gained as much as $198 billion in market value on Tuesday. The iPhone maker is now just $29 billion in market value away from eclipsing Microsoft as the world's largest company. The stock initially sold off, with Apple shares falling 2% on Monday following the WWDC event. Tuesday's gain for Apple has re-cemented the iPhone maker as the second largest company in the world, reclaiming the spot from Nvidia.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Siri, We're Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Service, Wall, Citi, JPMorgan, Nvidia

Oppenheimer raised its price target on Nvidia after the company completed a 10-for-1 stock split. 7:07 a.m.: Baird increases First Solar price target Baird thinks First Solar has more room for growth after soaring 46% in the past month. His buy rating and $238 per share price target implies more than 23% upside ahead. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: Oppenheimer raises Nvidia price target after stock split Nvidia's momentum will continue, according to Oppenheimer. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: JPMorgan says buy Shopify Shopify is the "online sale you don't want to miss," according to JPMorgan.

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☆ Apple's iPad calculator looks freaking awesome
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The new OS18 also brings a calculator app to the iPad — a feature the device never had. The app looks a lot like the iconic orange and white calculator users have long seen on the iPhone. Math Notes will automatically be accessible in the preexisting Notes app. New calculator feature revealed at Apple WWDC 2024. Apple's calculator seems less impressive than OpenAI's GPT-4o, which can look at a math problem and verbally talk the user through the solution step-by-step.

Persons: —, iPads, Apple, Gene Munster Organizations: Service, Conference, Apple Intelligence, Business, Apple, Big Tech, Deepwater Asset Management

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Uber, Shopify, Tesla, Ford, Alphabet, Pepsi, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating following the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. Baird reiterates Tesla as outperform Baird said it's sticking with its outperform rating heading into Thursday's shareholder meeting. "We are initiating coverage of Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) with an Overweight rating and $13 PT." We argue the former, initiating coverage with an Outperform rating and $50 TP." Barclays reiterates PepsiCo as overweight Barclays said it's sticking with its overweight rating on the stock despite a bumpy macro in the salty snacks category.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, WWDC, Oppenheimer, Ford, Baird, Tesla, Evercore, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Piper Sandler, Piper, it's, it's bullish, Bernstein, BTIG, D.A, Davidson, Citi, Uber Organizations: Nets, Apple, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Bitdeer, Bitdeer Technologies, Citi, Broadcom, VMware, Barclays, DA, PepsiCo Locations: JPMorgan downgrades Cleveland, Cleveland, Delaware, China

☆ Davidson upgrades Apple, says iPhone maker will be first to get people to really use AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Davidson thinks the artificial intelligence plans Apple unveiled on Monday will lead to a new era for the iPhone and open up possibilities for the tech company as it asserts itself in the AI race. Analyst Gil Luria upgraded Apple to buy and raised his price target to $230 per share from $200, which suggests a roughly 19% upside from Monday's $193.12 close. Luria's upgrade comes on the heels of Apple's announcement of its long-awaited generative AI initiatives , which it calls "Apple Intelligence," at its Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, on Monday. That could lead to a much-needed iPhone upgrade cycle, Luria said, raising his fiscal year 2025 estimates above consensus on the expectation of an AI-driven boost for the smartphone maker. "Importantly, Apple is uniquely positioned to offer these capabilities, and may be the only one capable of doing so any time soon," Luria added.

Persons: D.A, Davidson, Gil Luria, Max, Luria, Apple, Siri Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Worldwide Developers Conference, Napster

☆ Apple’s AI: We’ve seen some of this before
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On the other hand, however, other AI tools look familiar from what we’ve seen on the market. Ahead of the demo, the company emphasized that the majority of the new tools are powered by Apple Intelligence. If you want your email to sound more professional, or more friendly, Apple says its AI will take a stab. Siri’s AI flexApple really flexes its AI muscle, however, when it comes to Siri, which Apple says is taking a massive step forward by becoming more contextually relevant and more personal. In the demo, Apple showed how someone could upload a picture of vegetables at a farmer’s market and ask what they could make for dinner.

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☆ Wall Street expects Apple's AI updates to power a strong upgrade cycle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Davidson's Gil Luria to upgrade shares to a buy. Apple shares have lagged major technology peers this year due in part to its failure to share a clear-cut AI plan. Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng was "encouraged by the financial implications" of the announcements, noting that new product features should help fuel an iPhone upgrade cycle . Lingering skepticism To be sure, other analysts worry that Apple's AI prospects may not be enough to power significant upgrades. "Contrary to consensus, we maintain the view that Apple's AI strategy will not lead to a significant iPhone upgrade cycle this fall."

Persons: Tim Cook, Siri, D.A, Davidson's Gil Luria, Luria, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Toni Sacconaghi, Atif Malik, OpenAI, Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani, Apple's, David Vogt, Tim Long, Long Organizations: Apple, Worldwide, Apple Intelligence, Napster, Citigroup, UBS, Barclays

☆ Apple shares pop to record high after company unveils AI software
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures during the annual developer conference event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 10, 2024. Apple shares popped 5% to a new record high of around $203 per share on Tuesday, a day after the company announced its long-awaited push into artificial intelligence at its annual developer conference on Monday. The company pitched the features as AI for the average person, though users will likely need to upgrade their iPhones to access the tools. The company's developer conference came as a welcome sign for investors who have been watching to see how Apple will capitalize on the ongoing AI boom. Analysts from Morgan Stanley said Apple's AI features strongly position the company with "the most differentiated consumer digital agent."

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple, Siri, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Morgan Stanley, iPhones, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Bank of America, Apple Intelligence Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S

☆ Stock market today: S&P 500 closes at a record high as investors await the latest Fed decision, May CPI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched new highs Tuesday as investors geared up for the Fed's policy decision. Shares of Apple soared as much as 7% as Wall Street cheered its WWDC event. AdvertisementUS stocks were mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting all-time highs as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision. If so, that will be below the recent highs of 3.7% from September and October, but still well above the 3% recorded last July, and way above the Fed's own 2% target. The firm's unveiled developments were met with fanfare on Wall Street, and the stock jumped as much as 7%.

Persons: —, Jerome Powell, David Morrison, Apple Organizations: Nasdaq, Apple, Service, Federal

☆ Siri can now do what it was supposed to, the way Apple envisioned it: Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSiri can now do what it was supposed to, the way Apple envisioned it: Evercore ISI's Amit DaryananAmit Daryanani, Evercore ISI senior managing director, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss his thoughts on Apple's WWDC, his bull case for iPhone revenue in the years to come, and more.

Persons: Siri, Apple, Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanan Amit Daryanani, Apple's WWDC

☆ Apple will be the beneficiary of the upgrade cycle, says Matrix Assets Advisors' David Katz
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailApple will be the beneficiary of the upgrade cycle, says Matrix Assets Advisors' David KatzDavid Katz, chief investment officer at Matrix Asset Advisors, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss stocks to keep an eye on, outlooks on Apple following the WWDC event, and more.

Persons: David Katz David Katz Organizations: Matrix Asset

☆ OpenAI's Apple deal might actually be good for Microsoft too
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI's partnership with Apple is now official after Monday's WWDC keynote. The lucrative deal cements OpenAI's place at the center of the AI revolution. The deal could also be good news for Microsoft, OpenAI's biggest backer. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWhen reports first emerged that OpenAI had secured a partnership with Apple, it was rumored to have raised the eyebrows of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Persons: Monday's, —, OpenAI, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI's, Service, Business

☆ Apple's AI bet isn't the silver bullet the company needs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

CEO Tim Cook revealed its AI plan, "Apple Intelligence," to kick off WWDC 2024. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementApple made waves in the tech industry on Monday when it unveiled its new artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Tim Cook, — Organizations: Apple Intelligence, Apple, Service, Worldwide, Business

☆ Cramer gives his take on Apple's stock surge after suffering a sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCramer gives his take on Apple's stock surge after suffering a sell-off'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer looks at the what is moving Apple's stock after it's WWDC event Monday.

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☆ Apple execs explain why its AI is different from competitors
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Nic Coury | AFP | Getty ImagesApple fully embraced artificial intelligence on Monday, as company executives explained the features and reasoning behind Apple Intelligence, the company's new AI software suite. Much of the AI development that has captured investor and technological interest has focused on building or securing ever-more powerful supercomputers equipped with Nvidia chips to develop even more power-hungry AI models. Apple's AI is mostly on your deviceApple Intelligence unveiled during Apple's WWDC2024 in Cupertino, Calif. on June 10th. Apple executives don't refer to this strategy as using one or multiple models, just "Apple Intelligence." Apple's AI can summarize and rewrite documents, generate small images, and translate conversations in real-time.

Persons: Tim Cook, John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi, Nic Coury, Apple, Federighi, Siri, Giannandrea, We're, we're, Apple's Organizations: Developers, AFP, Getty, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Microsoft, Google, Software, Nvidia, Apple Inc Locations: Cupertino , California, Cupertino , Calif

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