From Reuters' "Futures steady ahead of monthly payrolls test; Amazon slips" posted early Friday.

"Apple successfully sought an exemption to iPhone tariffs during the last Trump administration by arguing that Samsung would benefit. But it’s unclear if that trick will work a second time around."
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last year reported that Apple was developing a tabletop robot with an "iPad-like display" attached to a "robotic limb."
From a 12/31/24 note to Needham clients that landed on my desktop Thursday.
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From "Really worried that Apple Intelligence won't drive an upgrade cycle, says Needham's Laura Martin" which aired Wednesday on CNBC.

No politics. No religion. No cults.
"We would be careful for investors to use reports like today's potential probe as a proxy for much tougher times ahead for Apple in China."
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