Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a product launch event on September 12, 2018, in Cupertino, Calif. (credit: NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images) A high-stakes trial between Apple and Qualcomm kicked off yesterday in a San Diego courtroom. But this afternoon, the companies announced that they had reached a deal in the case. The news sent Qualcomm stock soaring more than 20 percent.