ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US
This is ChatGPT’s first year as the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store by downloads.
The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western…
I Run a Portfolio of High-Growth Companies — This Practice Makes It All Possible
Entrepreneurship isn’t limited by ambition but by the absence of systems that turn effort into sustainable growth.
Amazon now offers same-day delivery of perishable groceries in 2,300 US cities
The e-commerce giant says it will expand the service to additional cities in 2026.
Oboe raises $16 million from a16z for its AI-powered course generation platform
Oboe has raised $16 million in funding for its learning app. The company now lets users generate unlimited courses for free.
Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools
Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.
Unacademy’s founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks
Unacademy’s valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said.
This $40 Microsoft Office Deal Delivers Serious Workflow Savings
Save more than 80% on a one-time Office license.
Has This Area of the U.S. Quietly Found the Formula to Smarter Startup Growth?
As investors turn to capital efficiency and sustainable scaling, there are lessons to be learned from the Southeast — where founders have long built successful companies by doing more with less.
AI startup Tavus founder says users talk to its AI Santa ‘for hours’ per day
Tavus has launched a new experience where you can chat with an AI Santa that asks personal questions and remembers your interests.
Petco takes down Vetco website after exposing customers’ personal information
TechCrunch found Petco’s veterinary clinics were spilling customers’ personal information and medical histories of their pets.