Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are the second- and third-largest companies on the market right now, with valuations of $3.9 trillion and $3.4 trillion, respectively. That means a company would need to be worth $7.3 trillion by 2030 to be worth more than the combined value of these two companies right now.

Strong financials, robust margins, and a healthy upgrade cycle position Apple for sustained growth. Read why I rate AAPL stock a Buy now.

Commentary: The Apple Watch and AirPods can lead the way in Apple's AI comeback — that is, if those Siri reports are true.

Apple plans AI-powered robots, lifelike Siri, smart displays, and security cameras to challenge Amazon, Google, and Meta.

That said, Apple still has a lot to prove. The Vision Pro experience showed how tough it is to make an expensive new device a mainstream hit. For this new AI-powered hardware lineup to work, Apple will need to deliver more than impressive demos. The products must be compelling enough to drive sales in meaningful volumes.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has a juicy new report today detailing Apple’s future plans for AI and robotics, which he pitches as a “turnaround” for the company. A comeback of sorts, for a company that has badly missed the boat and disappointed fans with its AI ambitions so far.

Taiwan's Foxconn , which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main business is no longer Apple as it takes advantage of the AI-boom to diversify its income.

" [An Apple robot] is very much linked to their success around generative AI," BofA Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan explained. "If you're trying to do a hands-free experience, voice has to be the main modality in which you converse."

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