CNBC's "Closing Bell" is joined by Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives to discuss Apple CEO Tim Cook, the company's AI struggles and more.

Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities said it’s clear Apple is incapable of producing its own AI in-house, despite a company culture that strives to build superior products internally. In recent days, some of Apple’s top AI talent has also been poached by increasingly aggressive AI talent recruiter Meta, Bloomberg reported.

Dan Ives has raised his price target for Palantir Technologies, signaling a 12% upside from its trading price over the next 12 months.

Dan Ives of Wedbush, in an interview with Bloomberg, predicted a strong second half for technology stocks, calling this the "golden age" for the industry. He spoke of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks as having much more room to run and even said we're at "10 p.

Wedbush Securities managing director Dan Ives says that a three-year bull market for the one stock market sector is just in its initial phase.

Linda Yaccarino, who has resigned as CEO of X, first gained note in the Deer Park High School yearbook's "Who's Who 1981"

Wedbush's Dan Ives said Apple should consider buying Perplexity and its AI search engine if it wants to catch up to its peers in the AI race.

Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, wrote that Musk's continued push into politics was "exactly the opposite direction" investors wanted to see.