Apple CEO Cook: Artificial intelligence has huge potential.

Apple said in its earnings call that the number of iPhone active devices has surpassed 1 billion.

Apple CFO: Operating expenses are expected to be between US$13.6-13.8 billion in the third fiscal quarter.

According to Politico: U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to serve as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Apple CFO: The economic environment is improving, and the year-on-year growth rate in the second quarter is expected to be similar to that in the first quarter.

Apple rose 2.1% in after-hours trading after it released guidance for its fiscal third quarter.

Apple CFO: Gross margin is expected to be between 44% and 44.5%.

Apple CFO: Apple continues to implement plans to increase annual dividends.

Democratic representative Holahan: If the debt ceiling negotiations fail, it is recommended to suspend the debt ceiling for 6 months.

Apple CFO: Since Q2 last year, iPhone sales in India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have doubled.

Market news: Raytheon/Lockheed joint venture wins $1.02 billion US Army contract.

In a meeting with AI company CEOs, US President Joe Biden emphasized the need to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence.

[Iranian President Raihi met with Syrian Prime Minister Arnus in Damascus] According to the Syrian News Agency, on May 4, local time, Iranian President Raihi, who was visiting Syria, met with Syrian Prime Minister Arnus. cooperation agreement, establish an implementation mechanism to harvest results as soon as possible, and serve the interests of both countries.

Apple CEO Cook: Apple is still not considering "massive layoffs."

Federal Reserve: Lending to FDIC bridge banks (i.e. other categories of credit) rose to $228.2 billion from $170.4 billion a week earlier.

U.S. foreign central banks held U.S. Treasury bonds in the week to April 29 - 8.215 billion U.S. dollars, the previous value was 43.354 billion U.S. dollars.

US Secretary of State Blinken: Armenia, Azerbaijan agree in principle to certain terms of the peace talks.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken: Significant progress has been made in peace talks with representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia this week.

Market news: The US House of Representatives panel will hold a hearing on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank on May 10.