Apple shares soared to an all-time high, closely tied to its new artificial intelligence capabilities. These features are designed to enhance the appeal of Apple devices in the "Apple Intelligence" ecosystem, thereby stimulating consumer demand and reversing the weak sales of high-end consumer products. This rise in stock price brings hope to Apple's performance this year, and also indicates that its strategic layout in the field of artificial intelligence has begun to bear fruit. Apple released improved Siri and a series of AI application features at its annual developer event to enhance user experience and warm up the upcoming new iPhone series.
Apple shares closed up more than 7% on Tuesday, hitting a record high, a day after Apple unveiled new artificial intelligence features aimed at boosting the appeal of its devices, including iPhones, under the "Apple Intelligence" umbrella.
The rebound offers a glimmer of hope for the stock's performance this year as Apple grapples with weak sales of its high-end consumer products. If the current share price of $207 remains unchanged, Apple will add the bulk of $200 billion to its market capitalization, bringing its market value to $3.18 trillion, just tens of billions less than Microsoft, the world's most valuable company.
At its annual developer event starting Monday, Apple unveiled an improved Siri virtual assistant that can answer a wider range of queries and complete more complex tasks than before, as well as several AI features in its apps that Will be available with the latest operating systems for iPhone, iPad and Mac computers. At least 13 analysts raised their price targets on Apple stock following the developer event, saying the latest features could encourage a flurry of new purchases as the company prepares to launch a new line of iPhones in the fall.
Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen said: "Apple is demonstrating that it is investing in evolving its platforms and devices to enable the next era of computing, interfaces and experiences." This move shows Apple's investment in developing the next generation of computing, interfaces and experiences. .
The strong rise in Apple's stock price and the positive forecasts from analysts indicate that the market is confident in Apple's strategic layout in the field of artificial intelligence. In the future, whether Apple can continue to maintain this growth trend deserves our continued attention.