Silicon Valley darling Apple saw its this past week after it reported its earnings, which, while not necessarily better than before, were . In fact, the results were much better than expected, causing investors to rally towards Apple stock and increasing the market cap of the iPhone maker by a cool $100 billion. worth increase still nothing to scoff at That rally has cemented Apple's position as one of the most valuable company in the world, giving it a formidable lead over Microsoft, which is ranked as the second most valuable company in the world. So how much is Apple worth, you ask? $2.7 trillion. That's more than the GDP of so many countries in the world! For Microsoft to catch up to Apple, it would need to see its market cap increase by . We're not making this up, folks! half a trillion dollars Given Microsoft is performing thanks to AI, and given that Apple really hasn't forayed into the AI part of things yet, it might not be long before Microsoft becomes the most valuable company in the world. Still, Apple has the of being Warren Buffett's sweetheart 😉. how well honor ranked #11 on HackerNoon's this week. Apple Tech Company Rankings 👋 You’re reading of HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. went live yesterday. Prefer reading the whole thing a day early AND in one go? No problemo! Just subscribe to receive the newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday. part 2 Part 1 here complete Inactive on Twitter? Kiss Your Account bye-bye 👋👋 The world's richest man, and also CEO, Elon Musk that the social media company will be purging accounts that have not been active for several years. Twitter recently disclosed The action is one of many that Twitter has taken under the leadership of Musk, who bought the social media company for a whopping $44 billion last year (more than what it was probably worth). Ever since then, the CEO has been shaking things up, including__ __ and telling employees to work hard or GTFO. turning the organization leaner It's still too early to tell whether Twitter will regain the dominance and relevance it once hand and lost to the likes of 's , but for now, the company ranked #12 on HackerNoon's . Facebook ranked higher at #2. Meta Facebook Tech Company Rankings In Other News.. 📰 as many Switch as it used to. Sales of the company's wildly successful console were down 22.1% in the year ended March 31st. The company ranked #84 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings this week. Nintendo isn't selling AI can now create music! has removed tens of thousands of songs that it believed were generated using AI. The has more to do with copyright more so than the fact that the songs were created using machines. Spotify removal : the amount is paying to feature its content. $100 million Google The New York Times Airbnb will now let users single rooms. rent out Utah now requires users to before visiting adult websites. verify their age LinkedIn more than 700 jobs as part of its decision to leave China. cut And that's a wrap! Don't forget to share this newsletter with your family and friends! See y'all next week. PEACE! ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon Featured image generated using Kadinsky 2 with the following prompt: Two marathon runners with one far ahead of the one behind him, with clear faces