Apple's iPhone sales may be down, but the company's Services division, which includes the App Store, iCloud, Music, TV+, and other subscriptions, is still

Apple’s report Thursday afternoon is the latest in a busy week for earnings and will provide a test for the iPhone maker’s DeepSeek inspired rally this week.

As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”

During its first quarter earnings call, Tim Cook again gave special attention to Apple's performance in emerging markets, particularly in India, the second largest smartphone market in the world, and the Middle East.

Now, Apple is going in another new direction with Apple Miami Worldcenter, a brand-new “naturally inspiring” store that focuses on blending in with the environment. While the new store opened today in downtown Miami, Apple gave us a teaser of it earlier this week, describing it as one of the most environmentally friendly stores it’s ever opened:

Apple recently shared its first iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 usage figures, revealing how many iPhones and iPads are running those software versions.

The best time for Apple to truly embrace smart-home tech was five or 10 years ago. The second best time, of course, is now. The good news is that, according to reports from reliable sources, Apple seems to have finally embraced the home as an area of growth, and a bunch of new Apple-designed home products are on the way.

The Miami Worldcenter store is built using regionally sourced timber and other low-carbon materials. The store uses 100 percent renewable energy and is carbon neutral. Mother Nature would approve. The video below shows an aerial view of the store grounds and its roof garden.

Wall Street is mainly focused on Apple's iPhone sales in China and any guidance related to its March quarter, which could include iPhone SE4 sales.

It’s an elaborate scheme that investigators in several counties are trying to crack. Electronic devices, primarily Apple devices, go missing after being delivered to people’s doorsteps.

Chief among those worries is the fact that DeepSeek states in its own privacy terms that it collects and stores data in servers in China