OpenAI’s ChatGPT crushes every other app on the iPhone this year. Apple released this Annual ranking for 2025And the chatbot pulled in more downloads from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Maps, and even Google’s Gemini.
Last year, Chinese shopping app Teemu took the top spot, but 2025 was all about that chat. Threads is at number two, followed by Google, TikTok, WhatsApp and Instagram.
The ranking is a clear indication that AI has become part of everyone’s daily routine. They’re also a sign that Google’s longtime reign over mobile search may be in trouble.
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, bringing its characters to Sora
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Mickey, meet Sora. on thursday, Disney and OpenAI reach an agreement Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s generic AI video platform.
Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI as part of a three-year deal that will let fans use more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters in Sora-generated videos and ChatGPIT-created images. The agreement also gives Disney warrants to purchase additional OpenAI equity.
Disney will also roll out ChatGPIT to its workforce and use OpenAI’s technology to create new tools and experiences, the company said.
Yum Brands released its first food trends report, and it revealed a big surprise
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Yum! Brands, the maker of Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger Grill, recently released First Food Trends ReportAnd the biggest surprise is what customers want most right now.
This isn’t some new flavor trend or viral menu hack. This is personal control. Diners want to be able to take a shot at every meal. That means create your own boxes, personalized add-ons and sauces that give each order its own personality.
For Yum’s brands, that shift is already shaping menus, from Taco Bell’s build-your-own taco bundle to KFC’s sauce-driven item testing and Pizza Hut’s rise in personal-sized pies, and even the Habit Burger is rapidly moving toward a completely customizable burger.
Time names ‘Architects of AI’ as 2025 Persons of the Year
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Time has chosen its 2025 Person of the YearAnd it’s not a person at all.
magazine tapped “Architect of AI” – The engineers and executives behind the systems powering everything from chatbots to robotaxis. OpenAI, Nvidia, Tesla, Google DeepMind, Meta and AMD all have names on the list.
Time has also walked on this path before when a moment was bigger than any one face. Think “computer” or “you”. The rise of AI made it impossible not to do it again.
This Filipino fast-food chain is taking the world by storm
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America once exported fast food to the world. Now JollibeeA Filipino chain known for Garlic Fried Chickenjoy and Sweet Hot-Dog Spaghetti is coming back to American borders. With nearly 80 U.S. locations and a Times Square flagship, it’s earning good reviews and even beating Popeyes and Chick-fil-A in national chicken rankings.
Jollibee started as a Manila ice cream stand in the 1970s and then pivoted to burgers and fried chicken – sweet and salty – to suit Filipino tastes. Its formula is to mimic American staples, then amp up the flavor.
Its American rise provides a playbook for global brands to lean toward cultural distinctiveness, not away from it.
JPMorganChase warns US faces workforce crisis
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JPMorgan says this is the biggest threat to America’s future Shrinking pool of skilled workersA new report finds that nearly 40 percent of adults lack basic digital skills, blocking the pipeline to industries like AI, energy and advanced manufacturing,
The bank warns that all the money invested in chips, clean energy and defense will be wasted if companies can’t hire the people running the systems. Semiconductor plants, power grid work and defense production are already slowing down due to the shortage.
The takeaway is serious. America can spend big, but without enough trained workers, the country risks falling behind.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT crushes every other app on the iPhone this year. Apple released this Annual ranking for 2025And the chatbot pulled in more downloads from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Maps, and even Google’s Gemini.
Last year, Chinese shopping app Teemu took the top spot, but 2025 was all about that chat. Threads is at number two, followed by Google, TikTok, WhatsApp and Instagram.
The ranking is a clear indication that AI has become part of everyone’s daily routine. They’re also a sign that Google’s longtime reign over mobile search may be in trouble.
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