The company's annual developers conference focused mostly on incremental advances and cosmetic changes in its technology.

Apple Inc. shares have been heavily tethered to US trade policies this year, but its annual developer’s conference could refocus Wall Street’s attention on a potentially bigger problem: its struggles with artificial intelligence.

Apple announced on Monday a slew of artificial intelligence features across its software and services and said it will open up the underlying technology it uses for Apple Intelligence, laying groundwork for future advances.