{"id":210423,"date":"2026-02-05T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/iphone-17-leads-apple-earnings-record-new-macbooks-near-and-a-mysterious-2b-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:30:11","slug":"iphone-17-leads-apple-earnings-record-new-macbooks-near-and-a-mysterious-2b-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/iphone-17-leads-apple-earnings-record-new-macbooks-near-and-a-mysterious-2b-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 17 leads Apple earnings record, new MacBooks near, and a mysterious $2B acquisition\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/05\/happy-hour-576\/\">iPhone 17 leads Apple earnings record, new MacBooks near, and a mysterious $2B acquisition\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/05\/happy-hour-576\/\">https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/05\/happy-hour-576\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-05 14:37:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5mac.com\">9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Benjamin and Chance speculate on Apple\u2019s mysterious acquisition of Q.ai, the company\u2019s second biggest acquisition ever. 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