Apple dominated the week's tech and entertainment headlines with record streaming data, a China-focused artificial intelligence push and a U.S. manufacturing expansion, while Tesla and the broader smartphone market also drew attention. "Ted Lasso" delivered the biggest launch in Apple TV history after its fourth season premiere earlier this month generated 296.6 million minutes of watch time in two days, based on Nielsen data, a result that could support Apple's underappreciated services business. In China, Apple reportedly teamed up with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to build an AI model for the local market that will power Apple Intelligence, its AI toolkit, in the coming months after an iOS update, a move framed as part of its response to Huawei's strength in the country. President Donald Trump separately praised Apple CEO Tim Cook after Apple opened an Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Texas, where Mac mini production is expected to begin later this year and where free training in advanced manufacturing techniques will be offered. Elsewhere, investment manager Gary Black said Tesla's limited marketing spend has constrained growth beyond electric vehicles and argued the company needs a long-term branding strategy to lift enterprise value. Counterpoint analysts also said Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. are better positioned than smaller rivals to absorb rising smartphone costs as inflation and higher memory prices weaken demand, especially in the low-end segment.