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Apple’s Historic Quarter Doesn’t Change the Need for AI Reckoning

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, in Washington.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Apple’s blockbuster holiday quarter was impressive — but it shouldn’t give cover to avoid an AI reckoning. Also: A new MacBook Pro is planned for the macOS 26.3 release cycle; the company explores a clamshell follow-up to its upcoming foldable phone; and an updated AirTag finally rolls out.

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