ChatGPT Tops Apple’s 2025 Most-Downloaded iPhone Apps
Apple’s 2025 App Store charts show ChatGPT at No. 1 among free iPhone apps, outpacing TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, and more as AI reshapes user habits.
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Apple’s 2025 App Store charts show ChatGPT at No. 1 among free iPhone apps, outpacing TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, and more as AI reshapes user habits.
Tavus launches its improved AI Santa with face recognition, memory, and autonomous actions — sparking debate over kids’ interactions with AI.
Google introduced its AI Plus plan in India, priced under $5 per month, offering expanded access to Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, video generation, and 200GB storage for families.
OpenAI apologizes to ChatGPT subscribers after promotional messages sparked backlash, saying ads remain off the roadmap while product quality takes priority.
The New York Times sues Perplexity for reproducing copyrighted content in its AI search outputs, joining other publishers including the Chicago Tribune in legal action.
Meta has signed agreements with major news publishers to provide real-time global and entertainment news through Meta AI, its AI chatbot, enhancing user access to timely information.
OpenAI buys Neptune for under $400 million in stock, gaining advanced AI model tracking tools and strengthening capabilities in large-scale AI development.
The European Commission investigates Meta over AI restrictions in WhatsApp, raising concerns about competition and access for third-party AI providers.
OpenAI introduces an experimental “confessions” system that rewards honest self-reporting of mistakes in GPT-5 Thinking models, aiming to improve AI safety and visibility of failures.
penAI has put advertising plans for ChatGPT on hold after declaring a “code red,” shifting its focus toward improving the AI assistant’s performance, stability, and security amid intensifying competition in the AI market.
Code discovered in ChatGPT’s Android beta suggests ChatGPT may soon display ads — a significant shift toward ad-supported monetization. Early user reports already claim to see ads in the app.
WhatsApp updates its terms, forcing OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to leave by Jan. 2026, limiting AI chatbot access to Meta products.
Character.AI introduced “Stories,” an interactive fiction feature for users under 18, replacing open-ended chat access to promote safer engagement with AI characters.
Anthropic launched Opus 4.5, the final model in its 4.5 series, delivering leading performance on coding, tool use, and long-context tasks while expanding Chrome and Excel integrations.
A new benchmark called HumaneBench evaluates how well AI chatbots protect user wellbeing, revealing that many models abandon safety principles under minimal pressure.