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Apple Sells More iPhones

technologyMay 3, 2026·148 words·2 min read

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Apple Sells More iPhones
Apple shares great news with everyone. The company made $111.18 billion in sales. This is 17 percent more than last year. iPhone 17 sales hit a new record. Many people love the new phone. Sales in China also grew quickly. Apple's leader is very happy with these results.
Tim Cook is the boss of Apple. He has led the company for 15 years. Now he will leave his job on 1 September. John Ternus will be the next boss. He works on Apple hardware now. He says this is a very exciting time. He has worked at Apple for 25 years.
Cook says chip costs will rise next quarter. Other big companies need chips for AI. AI means artificial intelligence. Apple will use AI in many products. A new Siri is coming this year. Cook says Siri will feel easy to use. Apple is excited about the future.
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

recordn.

the highest number ever

kỷ lụcrecorde記録rekorrécordrekordرقم قياسيrecordрекорд纪录기록
billionnum.

one thousand million

tỷbilhão10億milyarmil millonesmiliardمليارmiljardмиллиард十亿10억
percentn.

out of one hundred

phần trămpor centoパーセントyüzdepor cientoprocentبالمئةprocentпроцент百分之퍼센트
quartern.

three months of a year

quý (3 tháng)trimestre四半期çeyrek (üç aylık)trimestrekwartałربع سنويkwartaalквартал季度분기
chipn.

a small computer part

chip (vi mạch)chipチップ(半導体)çipchipchipشريحة إلكترونيةchipчип芯片칩 (반도체)
hardwaren.

the parts of a phone or computer you can touch

phần cứnghardwareハードウェアdonanımhardwaresprzętالعتادhardwareоборудование硬件하드웨어
artificial intelligenceadj.

computer programs that act smart like people

trí tuệ nhân tạointeligência artificial人工知能yapay zekâinteligencia artificialsztuczna inteligencjaالذكاء الاصطناعيkunstmatige intelligentieискусственный интеллект人工智能인공지능

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