$Apple(AAPL)$ hits a record high of $240, with a market cap of $3.62 trillion, reclaiming its position as the largest company by market value in the US stock market.As an investor, do you prefer innovation-driven companies or those with steady growth?In 2024, the battle for the top market cap is mainly between $Apple(AAPL)$ and $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ .Nvidia has surged 2,000% over the past five years, benefiting from the Bitcoin mining and AI booms.In contrast, Apple enjoys a strong moat from its product ecosystem but has been more conservative in the AI and Bitcoin spaces. Apple Intelligence has yet to launch, and a survey shows that only 30% of users are inte