Apple's market capitalisation crossed Nvidia's on July 17, putting it back at the top of global equity rankings at around US$4.88 trillion; investors rewarded Apple's hardware-and-services AI strategy and strong iPhone sales while Nvidia's share price fell roughly 3.5 percent
US technology company behind the iPhone and App Store, facing simultaneous antitrust proceedings in the United States and European Union over alleged smartphone and app marketplace monopolies.
full dossier ›Apple sues OpenAI and Jony Ive's io Products, alleging former employees stole hardware trade secrets
Apple filed a lawsuit on July 10 accusing OpenAI and the AI hardware startup io Products, co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, of misappropriating confidential information about unreleased Apple hardware products; Apple alleges the misconduct involved current OpenAI staff who previously worked at Apple and was directed by senior OpenAI leadership; OpenAI denied the allegations.
The Apple AirPods and iPhone assembler prices up to 383.5m H-shares at HK$63.28; Temasek, GIC and Abu Dhabi's ADIA lead ~US$1.5bn in cornerstones; trading July 9
MacBook Neo rises $100 to $699, MacBook Air rises $200 to $1,299; Apple says memory and storage prices jumped faster than the company has ever seen, driven by AI data-centre appetite outcompeting consumer hardware
Texas state capital turned technology hub; home to Dell, Tesla's global headquarters, and Apple's largest US engineering campus, with US$7.19 billion in venture funding in 2025.
Intel, the US chip giant that built the x86 era, is executing a foundry pivot at the centre of US-China semiconductor rivalry and the global CHIPS Act race.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: the world's dominant chip foundry, making roughly 72% of global advanced silicon and the irreplaceable center of the AI supply chain.
Tan calls 2026 an 'execution year': 18A in high-volume manufacturing, a preliminary Apple foundry deal, but zero fully committed external 14A customers