The European Union's highest court ruled on 10 October that in the Irish tax case, the U.S. giant Apple lost the case and Apple had to pay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes, putting an end to a 10-year legal battle between Apple and the European Union over tax issues.。The ruling has been described as a "major setback" for Apple, in a case that highlights the conflict between the U.S. tech giant and the European Union, which has sought to resolve issues ranging from data protection to taxation and antitrust.。On September 10, the European Union's highest court also rejected an appeal by US giant Google Inc. in favor of the European Commission's 2.4 billion euro fine against Google on the grounds of abuse of monopoly power.。

Several analysts, including JPMorgan, Jefferies and Wedbush, expect an AI-driven upgrade cycle to follow for Apple.

Canalys predicts that AI phones will account for 54% of total smartphone shipments by 2028. To put this in perspective, the CAGR from 2023 to 2028 is 63%.

Milestone Moments for Multiple Products.

On September 7, Huawei's first three-fold screen mobile phone Huawei MatexT Extraordinary Master officially released a booking poster, and nearly 650,000 people have made an appointment in Huawei Mall.。Even, second-hand flat has appeared a large number of Huawei MatexT extraordinary masters of the reservation, on behalf of the grab and other orders, most of the bid in 20,000-50,000 yuan, and even the service fee alone is 5,000 yuan.。It is worth mentioning that Huawei and Apple iPhone 16 conference on the same day, which also means that Huawei three folding and Apple iPhone 16 will be released and sold on the same day

Regarding the recent rumors that "iPhone 16 may not support WeChat", Apple and Tencent have both refuted the rumors, saying that the incident is not true.

Huawei announced on Weibo that it will hold a product launch event on September 10 at 2:30 p.m. (GMT), which is scheduled just a few hours after Apple's fall event.

Recently, due to the Apple WeChat incident, the Apple tax has triggered another heated discussion.。According to statistics, the "Apple Tax" will generate about 223 revenue worldwide in 2023..400 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to 160.8 billion yuan, and the Chinese market is more than 40 billion yuan, accounting for a quarter of the total.。In terms of taxes and fees, Apple provides additional options for other countries and regions, and the option tax rate is less than 30% and 15%, but in China, the percentage of channel fees taken is still 30%, and only if the app revenue is less than $1 million, the percentage is reduced to 15%.。The controversy over the "Apple tax" has never stopped in recent years.。For example, music streaming service Spotify and game company Epic Games have had legal disputes with Apple, and in January this year Apple announced a major update to the EU's i0S and APPStore, which is the biggest "slippage" in the history of the "Apple tax."。In addition, we find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so. We find ourselves in a position to do so.

September 2, “Apple WeChat” on the hot search. There is news that WeChat may not support iPhone 16, and remind users must not update the system. Apple China technical adviser said, third-party comments on the ios system or Apple devices can no longer use WeChat, including WeChat subsequent to the Apple App Store to continue to shelves and download, the need for Apple and Tencent to communicate with each other and to explore to determine the situation after. He said that Apple is currently actively communicating with Tencent to confirm whether Tencent will continue to provide software downloads to the Apple App Store.

According to reports, Apple and Nvidia are in talks with OpenAI about investment matters, planning to invest approximately $100 million each to strengthen their AI cooperation with OpenAI.

Meta has reportedly terminated its development program for a high-end mixed reality headset, codenamed La Jolla, which was slated to launch a high-end headset to compete with Apple's Vision Pro and was expected to hit the market in 2027.

Apple is proposing to hold its biggest product launch of the year on Sept. 10, when it will unveil its latest iPhones, watches and AirPods, according to people familiar with the matter.

In the upcoming iOS 18 system, Safari browser will add a new feature called "Distraction Control".

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, recently hinted that the pay-as-you-go feature of Circle's USDC stablecoin will soon be available on Apple devices.

Summarize Apple's fiscal 2024 quarterly results for your reference。

On May 2rd, Apple Inc. officially released its highly anticipated financial report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.

According to reports, Apple is developing a desktop robot and has currently invested a development team of hundreds of people. It is expected to be launched as early as 2026.

Since Apple first launched its artificial intelligence system product Apple Intelligence in June this year, this important product has attracted widespread attention.

Apple will launch a completely redesigned Mac mini equipped with an M4 chip in the second half of this year.

Wall Street analysts note that Google may terminate its agreement to be the default search engine for Apple devices in order to avoid further antitrust action.