India’s app downloads rebounded to 25.5 billion in 2025, fueled by AI assistants and microdrama boom
ChatGPT was the second most downloaded app in India for 2025 after Instagram.
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Consumers spent more on mobile apps than games in 2025, driven by AI app adoption
Consumers spent more money in mobile apps than games in 2025, driven by AI app adoption.
Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit
Snap is still a defendant in similar cases related to social media addiction.
Amagi slides in India debut, as cloud TV software firm tests investor appetite
Amagi shares debuted at a 12% discount, offering an early read on investor demand for a rare type of tech listing in India.
Bolna nabs $6.3 million from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform
Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.
Anthropic’s CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.
Netflix to redesign its app as it competes with social platforms for daily engagement
At the center of the redesign is deeper integration of vertical video feeds, which the streaming giant has been experimenting with since May.
One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year
Ethos was backed by a who’s who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says.
In an effort to protect young users, ChatGPT will now predict how old you are
The feature is designed to stop problematic content from being delivered to users under the age of 18.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’
Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, its previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won’t be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will be dedicated to “space-based AI compute.”