Apple has a big week ahead, with the iPhone maker expected to reveal new AI features at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference that could have a meaningful impact on its stock.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) just hit a fresh all-time high, and the question on every shareholder's mind is whether the run has legs into year-end.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday with Wall Street expecting the company to lay out an ambitious AI strategy anchored by a significantly upgraded Siri and deeper integration across its software platforms. The June 8 event in Cupertino is widely seen as a pivotal moment for the iPhone maker, which has faced mounting pressure to demonstrate it can compete in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence landscape.
Apple is expected to make an overhauled Siri the centerpiece of WWDC, which will be Tim Cook's final as CEO before John Ternus takes over. Investors say the bar is high, with some warning that even a stronger Siri may not be enough to justify its valuation.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off Monday, and according to Wall Street Journal business columnist Tim Higgins, speaking on CNBC, AI will dominate the agenda.
The so-called Trump Ballroom Tracker, a financial index used to track the companies that have donated to the president's new ballroom project, has significantly outperformed the market since its launch.
The iPhone-maker has clear advantages to lead in consumer AI, but only if it can finally modernize Siri.
Apple is reportedly on pace to launch a reworked version of Siri in September. The overhauled version of the company's voice assistant will run in part on Google's cloud servers using Nvidia chips, The Information reported Wednesday (June 3), citing sources familiar with the matter.
Poke, a startup that turns using AI agents into something as simple as sending a text message, has become the first AI agent approved to run on Apple's Messages for Business platform. Previously limited to partnered businesses such as airlines, retailers, hotel chains, and others, Apple's platform offers a standardized interface for business messaging that supports with both automated chat systems and live agents.
Apple says its App Store facilitated more than $1.4 trillion in developer sales/billings last year. That's according to new findings released by the tech giant Thursday (June 4), which also show that developers did not pay a commission to Apple for 90% of these transactions.
As Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2026, approaches, the excitement is building around what Apple has in store for us this year. From Siri's overhaul to new Apple Intelligence updates, there's a lot to look forward to.
Apple on Thursday offered its annual update on the state of the App Store ecosystem ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that begins next week. The technology giant said that its App Store facilitated over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025, a figure up from the $1.3 trillion it announced last year around this time.