Apple Pitches Local AI on Macs as Shares Rise to $337.48

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Apple is making the case for running demanding AI models on Macs rather than paying cloud providers per use, and its shares climbed to $337.48 around 11:11 a.m. ET Friday, up about 0.46% from Thursday's close. The hardware pitch rests on Apple's claim that its M5 Ultra Mac Studio supports up to 512 gigabytes of unified memory and 1.2 terabytes per second of memory bandwidth, while the M6 Mac mini starts at $899. In a demonstration reported by Reuters, four Mac Studios ran a trillion-parameter model using one wall outlet, an eye-catching display of capacity, though businesses still need to know what the machines cost to buy and run at scale. The chart adds a valuation check: Apple's $337.48 share price sits 17.62% above its $286.93 GF Value. Local AI could give customers a reason to buy more powerful Macs, especially for steady workloads where cloud usage bills pile up, but investors are already paying a premium and Apple now has to turn a convincing demonstration into repeatable sales.

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Apple pitches running demanding AI models locally on M5 Ultra Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini, a product/technology development that could drive more powerful Mac purchases.

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