Apple's pre-market slight decline, AI investment lack of strength raises market concerns.

Swissquote Bank analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya pointed out that Apple is lagging behind other tech giants in the field of artificial intelligence. Its AI investments are far less than its peers, and it has not yet launched its own AI model, choosing instead to rely on Google's Gemini. Despite achieving a 23% growth in revenue in the fourth quarter and breaking quarterly sales records, investors are concerned that rising memory prices may erode its profit margins. Apple's stock price fell 0.4% in pre-market trading.