Despite recent volatility in technology stocks driven by trade policy uncertainty in the US, Apple’s shares rose 28% in 2024.

An original Apple-1 computer, one of the first built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, was auctioned for $375,000. It was restored to working order and included original handwritten notes.

In the grand scheme of Apple’s environmental efforts, this makes sense — even if it spells the end of a nearly 50-year tradition that began with the Apple II computer. Regardless, the end of ...