Apple  (AAPL)  seems stuck in this dilemma but also faces significant pressures outside AI. Apple's costs are rising due to tariffs.President Trump's threat of a 25% tariff on iPhones not manufactured in the U.

Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote has already come and gone, but its impact on Apple’s aesthetics, apps, and services is still ringing as loud as the Marimba ringtone on your grandmas

Apple announced Liquid Glass on Monday for all of its devices at WWDC 2025. Perhaps the most noticeable thing about it is that app icons, tab bars, and even the text magnifier you’ll see when you hover over words feel, well, liquid-y and glassy.

Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) and Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi greet the audience during the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 09, 2025 in Cupertino, California. The annual conference, which runs through June 13, includes design and fuctionality announcements for Apple's various products.

Last year's keynote event was loaded with AI updates. This year's focus on design was a breath of fresh -- and familiar -- air.

Apple has once again built in some features into its operating systems that were previously available through third-party apps.

At WWDC, Apple showed how it plans to incorporate artificial intelligence across all its major products, from translating phone calls to giving the Mac a smarter search bar and more.