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In court OpenAI's lawyers told a judge its first consumer device is not imminent, easing near‑term competitive pressure on Apple. Apple reported strong results with June‑quarter iPhone revenue up 22% to $54.3 billion and Services revenue of $30.7 billion, with paid subscriptions above 1.5 billion. The judge narrowed discovery requests and set the next hearing for October 14; Apple shares trade near $333 amid a continued focus on its iPhone‑plus‑Services growth engine. » More on finance.yahoo.com

According to a report, Apple is developing enterprise AI servers based on M8 Ultra chips that could be offered starting in 2029 and are aimed at AI inference tasks. The systems are expected to come with two or four M8 Ultra processors and target AI developers, enterprises and governments. Apple has reportedly discussed NVLink Fusion with NVIDIA, which could allow NVIDIA to share in customer revenues even if those customers use their own AI chips instead of NVIDIA GPUs. » More on finanzen.net

Apple, under CEO John Ternus, is introducing its first foldable iPhone Duo, which will cost at least €2,299 in Germany starting October 23. At the same time, Apple is raising entry prices for the Pro models: the iPhone 18 Pro starts at €1,449 (instead of €1,299) and the Pro Max at €1,599. The move is driven by higher component costs due to AI demand; Apple is leaning more on higher-priced Pro models and is likely delaying the base iPhone until spring to increase revenue per device. » More on wiwo.de