The past week was a whirlwind for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), with news ranging from product discontinuation to market share shifts, AI regulation support, and a public spat with a tech giant. Here's a quick rundown of the top stories that kept the tech giant in the headlines.
Apple To Discontinue iPhone 17 Plus for Ultraslim Version
According to a report by Ming-Chi Kuo, a renowned analyst at TF Securities, Apple plans to phase out the iPhone 17 Plus model, which currently accounts for only 5-10% of total new iPhone shipments. In its place, the company intends to introduce an ultra-slim variant in the second half of 2025. Kuo believes that the Plus model has become redundant due to the comprehensive coverage of high-end market segments by the standard, Pro, and Pro Max models. Read the full article here.
Apple's Market Share Drops in China
Apple's market share in China has dropped to 14% in Q2 2024, a decrease of two percentage points from the same period last year, according to data from Canalys. The iPhone maker fell from third place to sixth in the country, while Huawei Technologies saw a significant surge in smartphone shipments, with a 41% year-on-year increase in the same quarter. This surge is largely attributed to the launch of Huawei's new Pura 70 series in April. Read the full article here.
Apple Pledges Support for Biden's AI Regulations
Along with other industry giants such as OpenAI Inc., Amazon.com, Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., and Microsoft Corp., Apple has committed to the voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards set by President Joe Biden's administration. The tech giant has pledged to test their AI systems for potential discriminatory tendencies, security flaws, or national security risks. This commitment comes amid controversy stirred by Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk over Apple's plan to integrate OpenAI's chatbot application, ChatGPT, into its voice-command assistant on iPhones. Read the full article here.
Apple to Integrate A18 Chip for AI Features
Apple is reportedly planning to integrate its A18 chip into its upcoming entry-level iPhones and iPads to enable them to run Apple Intelligence, the company's suite of AI features. This news follows speculations surrounding the specifications of the upcoming fourth-generation iPhone SE, which is likely to be powered by the A18 chip, the same chip anticipated to power the entire iPhone 16 lineup. Read the full article here.
Zuckerberg Criticizes Apple's "Soul-Crushing" Tactics
Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized Apple in an interview on Tuesday, expressing his desire to avoid the iPhone maker's "soul-crushing" tactics by releasing the largest open-source AI model ever. Zuckerberg expressed his aspiration to steer his own technological "destiny" and evade the "soul-crushing" strategies of Apple. Read the full article here.
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过去一周对于苹果公司(纳斯达克:AAPL)来说是旋风式的,新闻包括产品停产、市场份额移位、人工智能监管支持以及与科技巨头的公开争吵。下面是让这个科技巨头持续霸占头条新闻的前几则新闻的简要概述。
苹果将停产iPhone 17 Plus,推出超薄版
据TF Securities著名分析师郭明錤的报告称,苹果计划逐步淘汰目前只占总新iPhone出货量5-10%的iPhone 17 Plus,并在2025年下半年推出超薄版。郭明錤认为,Plus机型已经变得多余,标准、Pro和Pro Max机型已经全面覆盖高端市场细分领域。详细文章请点击此处。
苹果在中国的市场份额下降
根据Canalys的数据,苹果在2024年第二季度的中国市场份额下降到了14%,比去年同期下降了两个百分点。此时,苹果从第三位降至第六位。而华为技术有限公司在同一季度的智能手机出货量大幅增长了41%,这主要归因于4月份华为推出了新的Pura 70系列。详细文章请点击此处。
苹果承诺支持拜登的AI法规
苹果与OpenAI Inc.、Amazon.com、Alphabet Inc.、Meta Platforms Inc.和Microsoft Corp.等其他行业巨头一起,承诺遵守总统乔·拜登政府制定的自愿人工智能(AI)保障措施。科技巨头已经承诺测试其AI系统是否存在潜在的歧视倾向、安全漏洞或国家安全风险。此举引起了特斯拉公司首席执行官埃隆·马斯克关于苹果计划将OpenAI的聊天机器人应用程序ChatGPt整合到其iPhone语音命令助手中的争议。详细文章请点击此处。
苹果计划整合A18芯片以支持AI特性
据报道,苹果计划将A18芯片整合到即将推出的入门级iPhone和iPad中,以支持其AI功能,这条新闻紧随着有关即将推出的第四代iPhone SE规格的猜测而来,该手机很可能搭载A18芯片,这是预计将为整个iPhone 16系列提供动力的芯片。详细文章请点击此处。
扎克伯格批评苹果的“颓废”策略
Meta Platforms Inc.首席执行官马克·扎克伯格在周二的一次采访中批评了苹果,表达了他通过发布有史以来最大的开源AI模型来避免苹果的“颓废”策略的愿望。扎克伯格表达了自己引领自己的技术“命运”和避免苹果“颓废”策略的愿望。详细文章请点击此处。
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