Apple Exec Predicts AI-Driven iPhone Obsolescence

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1:20 pm

In a dramatic turn at an antitrust hearing, Apple’s services chief Eddy Cue warned that rapid AI advances might soon render the iPhone – and even traditional search engines – as outdated as floppy disks. Investors are left scratching their heads as tech history seems ready for another rewrite.

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AI technology is advancing so rapidly that the iPhone could be outdated in the next decade, Apple services chief Eddy Cue said today when testifying in the Google vs. DoJ antitrust case (via Bloomberg). "You may not need an ‌iPhone‌ 10 years from now, as crazy as it sounds," Cue said. He was…

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