"To have Cook be in this frame is… interesting."
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Counterpoint reported Tuesday that iPhone sales fell 18.2% in the December quarter. Last week Canalys reported shipments down 25%.
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"Apple remains one of the most favored Edge AI ecosystems to participate in the adoption of Edge AI with its broad presence across smartphones, PCs, and potentially more intelligent Smart Home devices in the future." — Analyst Samik Chatterjee
Cook's attendance at the inauguration isn't entirely unexpected.
The company's patent proposes a “handover procedure,” ensuring that one communication beam from an orbiting satellite will smoothly transition to a second beam from a separate satellite.
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The development is likely to disrupt iPhone assembly lines in the Foxconn factories in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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