Apple's big week: iPhone 16 launch highlights and analyst reactions

Apple (AAPL) held its biggest and most highly-anticipated event of the year Monday, where it unveiled its iPhone 16 lineup, a new series of Apple Watches and AirPods, and showed its artificial intelligence play, Apple Intelligence, in action.
Take a look at the highlights of the “It’s Glowtime” event, and what analysts had to say about Apple’s efforts to drive a new upgrade “super cycle.”
Apple’s iPhone 16 event kicks off ‘a historic week’ for the tech giant

Apple’s artificial intelligence-capable iPhone 16 lineup will set off a new rush for consumer AI, and spark a new era of growth for the tech giant, according to analysts at Wedbush.
Apple introduced its iPhone 16, new tech, and its AI. Here are the highlights

Highlights from Apple’s annual event at the Steve Jobs Theater in the company’s California headquarters.
Apple Intelligence and the iPhone 16 will drive ‘good growth’, analyst says

With a new focus on artificial intelligence capabilities, analysts are optimistic about Apple’s performance in the coming months and years.
Apple and Google have to pay billions in taxes and fines, Europe’s top court rules

In other news, the European Commission ruled against Apple and Google (GOOGL) in two landmark legal cases — and is collecting billions in back taxes and fines.
Apple’s iPhone 16 will be the most successful iPhone launch ever, analysts say

Apple’s latest lineup of iPhones could be its most successful smartphone launch to date, driving an upgrade “super cycle” that could see Apple selling upwards of 240 million iPhones next year.
Are Apple’s new features enough to drive iPhone sales? Maybe not

Analysts believe Apple’s artificial intelligence-capable iPhone 16 lineup will spark a new era of growth for the tech giant and its flagship smartphones. But most consumers aren’t buying a new iPhone just for the latest specs.