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1202 | Dolphin Research Key Focus: 🐬 Macro/Industry 1. DeepSeek simultaneously launched two official versions of AI models, DeepSeek-V3.2 and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale. The former's inference capability is close to GPT-5, with tool invocation reaching the top level of open-source models; the latter won four international competition gold medals, specializing in complex tasks. The models introduce the DSA sparse attention mechanism, significantly reducing inference costs. The dual-model strategy precisely covers different needs, and technological breakthroughs narrow the gap between open-source and closed-source models...

Apple (Minutes): Increase AI investment, launch new version of Siri next year

The following are the minutes of Apple's FY2025 Q4 earnings call organized by Dolphin Research. For earnings interpretation, please refer to "Apple: iPhone Holds the Center Stage, When Will AI Reveal Its True Form?" 1. Review of $Apple(AAPL.US) Earnings Core Information 1. Cash Situation: Net cash at the end of the quarter was $34 billion. 2. Shareholder Returns: This quarter, $24 billion was returned to shareholders (including $20 billion in stock buybacks and $3.9 billion in dividends). 3. Quarterly Guidance: a. Total revenue is expected to grow by 10% to 12% year-over-year...

Apple: iPhone maintains its central position, when will AI reveal its true form?

Apple (AAPL.O) released its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 (ending September 2025) after the U.S. stock market closed on the morning of October 31, 2025, Beijing time. The key points are as follows: 1. Overall Performance: This quarter, Apple Inc. achieved revenue of $102.5 billion, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, which is roughly in line with market expectations ($102 billion). The company's revenue growth this quarter was mainly driven by the growth in iPhone, Mac, and software services businesses. Apple's gross margin was 47.2%, an increase of 1 percentage point year-on-year, better than the market consensus expectation (46.6%)...

Apple FY25Q4 Quick Interpretation: The company's performance this quarter basically met expectations, with revenue growth mainly driven by the growth of iPhone, Mac, and software services; the better-than-expected gross margin was primarily due to the improved profitability of the software business.The high growth in profits was mainly due to the impact of the EU's billion-dollar back tax on the company in the same period last year.Specifically, in the company's hardware business, both iPhone and Mac achieved year-on-year growth, while iPad and wearable products remained relatively weak; the company's software business accelerated its growth, with the gross margin stabilizing above 75%.Following this 'lukewarm' financial report data, Apple's stock price once fell by 3%. However, the company's management released expectations for the next quarter, which are quite good, pulling Apple's stock price up to +3%.For the next quarter, the company expects revenue to achieve a year-on-year growth of 10-12%, with a gross margin of 47-48%, both of which are better than market expectations, mainly due to the good performance of the iPhone 17 series new products in the market, which is the main short-term driving point currently being focused on.From a medium to long-term perspective, if the company can make more progress in the AI field, it will bring more confidence to the market. For more information, please follow Dolphin Research's subsequent detailed commentary and management communication content. $Apple(AAPL.US)

Apple Group released its performance for the first three quarters, with a net profit attributable to the parent company of 112 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.07%

According to the Zhitong Finance APP, Apple Group disclosed its third-quarter report for 2025. The company's revenue for the first three quarters reached 1.853 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 10.24%; the net profit attributable to the parent company was 112 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.07%; the net profit excluding non-recurring gains and losses was 58.83 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 18.01%; and the basic earnings per share were 0.2985 yuan