Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company's long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales.

Apple Inc. is on the verge of achieving a $4 trillion market valuation, a record-breaking milestone in the tech industry. The surge is fueled by investor confidence in the company’s push into artificial intelligence (AI) and hopes for a revival in iPhone sales.

Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion market valuation as investor enthusiasm for its AI strategy and expected iPhone supercycle drive a 16% share surge since November. Apple Nears $4 Trillion Market Cap Amid

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser.

Apple (AAPL) has taken a significant step in the ongoing antitrust saga surrounding Google’s search engine dominance, requesting to participate in the upcoming US trial. This move underscores the iPhone maker’s concern about its revenue-sharing agreements with Google,

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has asked if it can testify in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, Reuters reported Tuesday, saying it cannot rely on Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) to defend revenue-sharing agreements that earn the iPhone maker billions each year.