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📉 ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed
📱 Intel might manufacture future iPhone chips
🤖 Meta buys AI wearable startup Limitless
📖 Wikipedia is getting in on the yearly wrapped game
🍏 Tony Fadell reportedly wants to be next Apple CEO
⚖️ Google must limit default contracts to one year
🎁 + 10 other news you might like
🧰 + 6 trending tools
📚 + 3 trending papers
📉 ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed LINK
New data from Sensor Tower shows that OpenAI’s chatbot is starting to hit a wall, with global monthly active users growing just six percent between August and November while rivals pick up speed.
Google’s Gemini is catching up fast with a thirty percent jump in users recently, driven largely by the release of its Nano Banana image generation model and direct access through the Android operating system.
People now spend eleven minutes per day using the Gemini app, a number that more than doubled since March, while time spent on ChatGPT actually dropped ten percent in November compared to July.
📱 Intel might manufacture future iPhone chips LINK
A research note from analyst Jeff Pu claims Apple could hire Intel to manufacture the A22 chip for the iPhone 20 and iPhone 20e in 2028 using the 14A process.
Apple wants a second fabrication partner in the United States to reduce its heavy dependence on TSMC and protect its hardware schedule from shipping delays or regional lockdowns in Asia.
Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Intel to build lower-end M series chips for the Mac and iPad in 2027 with the 18A process to prove its yield consistency to Apple.
🤖 Meta buys AI wearable startup Limitless LINK
Meta has acquired Limitless, the startup behind a $99 pendant that records conversations, and will integrate the team into its Reality Labs division to work on its AI-enabled wearables.
The company will stop selling its hardware immediately and plans to wind down its Rewind desktop software, though existing users get a free Unlimited Plan subscription for one final year of support.
Users can export their data or delete it from the app immediately, as the team joins the tech giant to help bring a shared vision for personal superintelligence to everyone.
📖 Wikipedia is getting in on the yearly wrapped game LINK
The Wikimedia Foundation just launched a customized Year in Review feature on its mobile app that presents a personalized summary of your reading time and favorite topics in a graphical format.
This recap displays your total number of minutes spent reading alongside global stats like the 66 million changes made by editors and a list of the most-read English language articles.
Users can find the new feature in the “more” menu of the Android app or on their profile page on iOS if the pop-up does not appear when launching the app.
🍏 Tony Fadell reportedly wants to be next Apple CEO LINK
Former Apple executive Tony Fadell has reportedly thrown his hat in the ring to replace Tim Cook, adding a wild card to the ongoing speculation about who will run the company.
While sources close to the company dismiss his chances, the report claims some unnamed former executives support Fadell as a dark-horse candidate to force a shake-up within the consumer electronics giant.
Speculation indicates Tim Cook might step down in 2026, though some analysts believe he will stay until 2029 to shield the next leader from difficult dealings with the Trump administration.
⚖️ Google must limit default contracts to one year LINK
Federal Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google must renew its default search and AI contracts every year, banning the long-term agreements that previously secured its dominance on smartphones and tablets.
The tech giant is still allowed to pay partners like Apple and Samsung for product placement, provided these deals are revisited frequently to help rivals in the generative AI market.
Sources indicate the firm plans to fight the initial finding that it broke antitrust laws, while the Justice Department may also challenge the court regarding the rejection of a Chrome sale.
Other news you might like
- SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America’s most valuable private companyLINK
- AWS needs you to believe in AI agentsLINK
- Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school busesLINK
- Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilitiesLINK
- AMD CEO Lisa Su 'emphatically' rejects talk of an AI bubble — says claims are 'somewhat overstated'LINK
- AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social mediaLINK
- LeCun calls Silicon Valley "hypnotized" by GenAI and pivots to "non-generative" world modelsLINK
🧰 Trending tools
Walk Mate: a walking app that helps you discover new neighborhood routes and explore unfamiliar streets without getting lost, designed specifically for walkers rather than runners.LINK
Eureka: transforms PDFs and documents into interactive visual knowledge maps with connected nodes, letting you explore concepts non-linearly instead of reading sequentially.LINK
Bean Recipe Adapt: modifies recipes in real-time based on ingredient swaps, dietary restrictions, or taste preferences you specify through simple text prompts.LINK
Browser Use Skills: converts any website into a reusable API by reverse-engineering HTTP calls from a single prompt or demonstration, no official API needed.LINK
Proofly: privacy-first, open-source writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling locally on your device without sending text to external servers.LINK
Radioactive Pooping Knights: a chess learning game where two knights move around the board leaving obstacles behind, teaching movement patterns through gameplay.LINK
📚 Trending papers & reports
Database systems get faster with io_uring: researchers found Linux's new I/O interface boosts database performance up to 2x, but only when configured correctly for workload patterns.LINK
Open-source tool converts neural networks to hardware: researchers created software that automatically translates AI models into chip designs, achieving microsecond inference speeds on FPGAs.LINK
Cellular automata evolve complex lifeforms on their own: researchers created a system where simple grid patterns spontaneously develop into diverse, self-organizing creatures without human design intervention.LINK
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