Apple Faces Challenges Ahead of WWDC

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Apple Faces Challenges Ahead of WWDC

By Tom Loftus

	What's up: Donald Trump and Elon Musk breakup; OpenAI cites China for ChatGPT misuses; crypto firm Circle’s shares soar in IPO.

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	Good morning. With Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference set to kick off Monday, Heard on the Street's Dan Gallagher detects a vibe less than super-pumped.

	Tariffs threaten the profit margins of the company’s hardware business. And the president of the U.S. is openly pressuring Apple to effectively undo its two-decade-old business model of exclusively producing its devices overseas.

	And then there is AI. No one is forgetting that Apple has yet to fully roll out all the AI features it showcased at last year's WWDC. 

	Apple’s big tech peers now use their own annual developer events almost exclusively to tout their progress in AI. But Apple’s conference this year is expected to mainly demonstrate how far behind the company is in what is considered a once-in-a-generation technological shift

	How these challenges are addressed next week could make for an interesting event. And, as Gallagher reminds us, "Apple could very well spring some of its own surprises." Stay tuned for more WWDC coverage from CIO Journal. Read the story.

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	OpenAI published its latest report on malicious uses of AI, saying that it had disrupted several attempts to leverage its artificial-intelligence models for cyber threats and covert influence operations that likely originated from China.

	OpenAI’s policies prohibit use of its popular AI chatbot and models to assist with fraud, scams or cyberattacks, WSJ reports. The company regularly suspends ChatGPT accounts it says are in breach of its rules.