"It is no secret that Apple faced challenges and weathered ups and downs in its stock price in 2025, like many major companies. But plaintiff takes a massive and unsupported leap by claiming that securities fraud caused the temporary price drops." — Apple court filing

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In our view, launch of personalized Siri to enable services to maintain conversational context on the AI Companions will play a major role in determining the likelihood of success for Apple in relation to planned AI Companions. — Analyst Amit Daryanani

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