Canalys Forecast: Global PC Market to Grow 8% in 2024, AI-enabled PCs to Capture 19% Market Share


Apple responds to the controversy over the buyout version and subscription version of Final Cut Pro, confirming that the Mac buyout option will remain available at a price of $299.99, and promises that core AI features such as visual search, transcript text search, and beat detection will continue to be supported.
Tencent launches WeCom 5.0 with AI-powered features to boost productivity, serving 14M+ businesses with 750M daily users.....
According to informed sources, Apple is collaborating with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to develop AI features for iPhone users in China. This news marks a new development in Apple's partnership in the AI field within the Chinese market. Over the past few months, Apple has been actively assessing multiple potential partners, including Tencent, ByteDance, Alibaba, and DeepSeek, with the aim of creating AI features for the domestic iPhone model. After thorough consideration, Apple ultimately chose to partner with Alibaba.
During today's Baidu AI Open Day event, Baidu's Vice President and Head of the Wenku and Baidu Cloud Business Units, Wang Ying, revealed the latest developments in the application of AI technology by Baidu Wenku. It was introduced that the monthly active users of Baidu Wenku's AI features have surpassed 90 million, with daily active users increasing by 230% year-on-year, and the number of paid users exceeding 40 million, demonstrating the platform's strong appeal in the application of AI features. In the past year, Baidu Wenku has added over 100 AI features, including various innovative tools to meet user needs in document processing.
Counterpoint has released its latest market research report indicating significant growth in the global PC market in 2024, with annual shipments expected to reach 253 million units, a 2.6% increase from 2023. This growth is mainly driven by the impending end of support for Windows 10 and the launch of the next generation of AI laptops. The report shows that in the fourth quarter of 2024, global PC shipments are expected to grow by 3.7% year-on-year, thanks to the consumer spending surge during the holiday season and the Chinese market.