Fuelled by AI, Global Mobile App Spending Surpasses Games in 2025
Worldwide app spending reached $85 billion in 2025, led by generative AI apps like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, as non-game apps surpassed games globally.
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Worldwide app spending reached $85 billion in 2025, led by generative AI apps like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, as non-game apps surpassed games globally.
Anthropic and Teach For All are launching the AI Literacy & Creator Collective, providing over 100,000 educators in 63 countries access to Claude and training to integrate AI into classrooms.
OpenAI has launched Education for Countries, a global program aimed at integrating AI tools into national education systems to address skills gaps and workforce shifts driven by AI.
Ukraine’s new defence minister plans a data-driven overhaul of the military, integrating AI and battlefield analytics to improve decision-making and strengthen frontline operations against Russia.
Suno chief executive Mikey Shulman says generative AI will create a new, interactive format for music, even as lawsuits and industry backlash raise questions about creativity, copyright, and control.
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast, citing resilience to easing U.S. tariffs and a sustained surge in artificial intelligence investment boosting productivity expectations.
Taiwan plans closer AI ties with the US after a trade deal cutting tariffs and driving semiconductor and AI investment amid rising geopolitical tensions.
AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai has signed an agreement with News Corp to deploy its platform within Dow Jones Newswires. The deal signals a shift from experimental to operational AI use in major newsrooms.
Barclays Research says humanoid robots are moving from experimental labs into real-world deployment as advances in AI and hardware reduce costs. The firm estimates the market could expand sharply over the next decade amid labor shortages.
Amazon Web Services launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a fully independent EU-based cloud designed to meet strict data sovereignty and regulatory requirements.
Airbnb appointed Ahmad Al-Dahle, former head of generative AI at Meta, as its new technology chief. The move aims to expand AI across travel and e-commerce services.
Meta and EssilorLuxottica are discussing plans to potentially double production capacity for AI-powered smart glasses to meet rising demand. The move would strengthen Meta’s push into AI-driven hardware.
AI-native biotech Proxima raised $80 million in an oversubscribed seed round to develop proximity-based therapeutics. The funding supports AI-driven discovery for previously “undruggable” targets across oncology and immunology.
Meta plans to lay off roughly 10% of its Reality Labs team, reflecting a shift in focus from metaverse projects to artificial intelligence. The move coincides with broader AI infrastructure investments.
OpenAI is expected to air a 60-second commercial during NBC’s Super Bowl LX broadcast, marking another high-profile push into mainstream advertising. AI companies have significantly increased TV and digital marketing spending in 2025.