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Mobile AI App Spending Surpasses Games Globally, Driven by ChatGPT and Assistant Adoption
In 2025, global consumer spending on non-game mobile apps exceeded game spending for the first time, reaching $85 billion (21% YoY increase), largely driven by generative AI applications. AI app revenue tripled to over $...
Apple Considers Google Gemini Partnership to Enhance Siri's AI Capabilities
Apple is reportedly in talks with Google to use Gemini technology for a major Siri revamp, as the company falls behind competitors in AI assistant capabilities. Apple has also approached OpenAI and Anthropic for similar...
Anthropic Enhances Claude with New App Connections and Advanced Research Capabilities
Anthropic has introduced two major features for its Claude AI chatbot: Integrations, which allows users to connect external apps and tools, and Advanced Research, an expanded web search capability that can compile compre...
Anthropic CSO Jared Kaplan to Discuss Hybrid Reasoning Models at Tech Conference
Anthropic co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan will speak at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley. He will discuss hybrid reasoning models and Anthropic's risk-governance framework, bringing insi...
Anthropic Introduces Web Search Capability to Claude AI Assistant
Anthropic has added web search capabilities to its Claude AI chatbot, initially available to paid US users with the Claude 3.7 Sonnet model. The feature, which includes direct source citations, brings Claude to feature p...
Mistral's Le Chat Reaches 1 Million Downloads in Two Weeks
Mistral's AI assistant, Le Chat, has reached one million downloads in just 14 days, becoming the top free app on the iOS App Store in France. This success places it alongside other rapidly adopted AI apps, including Chat...
Google Plans to Transform Search into AI Research Assistant
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced plans to significantly evolve Google Search in 2025, moving it from a link-based system to an AI assistant that browses the internet on users' behalf. The company intends to integra...