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ChatGPT Mobile App Surpasses $2B in Consumer Spending
Appfigures finds ChatGPT's mobile app has generated $2B in lifetime consumer spending and dominates downloads and ARPU versus rivals.
Who Will Win Startup Battlefield 200 This Year
TechCrunch Disrupt returns Oct 27–29 for Startup Battlefield 200. 20 startups, $100k prize, top VCs judging — who will be the next breakout success?
Louisiana Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures
Louisiana AG sues Roblox, alleging the platform enabled child sexual exploitation and failed to deploy basic safety controls for young users.
Vergecast Recap GPT-5 Backlash and Vibe Coding Misfires
The Vergecast breaks down GPT-5’s rocky rollout, failed vibe-coding experiments, corporate tech drama, and smartwatch-AI tradeoffs.
Sam Altman Warns the AI Market Is in a Bubble
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the AI market is a bubble like the dot‑com era, warns of frothy valuations and predicts massive data center spending.
Home Assistant’s Big Z‑Wave Antenna Extends Smart Home Range
Home Assistant’s 12-inch ZWA-2 antenna adds Z-Wave LR range to reach outbuildings and attics, solving long-range smart home connectivity issues.
Sam Altman on GPT‑5 Rollout and OpenAI's Next Moves
Altman addresses GPT‑5’s rocky rollout, GPU shortages, brain‑computer interfaces, social ambitions, and OpenAI’s scaling plans.
GPT-5 Falls Short of Hype but Delivers Practical Gains
GPT-5 underwhelmed expectations but improves cost, speed, coding and hallucination reduction—practical wins for enterprise adoption.
iOS 18.4 Brings Apple Intelligence and Ambient Music Controls
iOS 18.4 adds Apple Intelligence controls (Talk to Siri, Type to Siri, Visual Intelligence) plus four Ambient Music presets to Control Center.
iOS 26 Adaptive Power brings AI battery savings
iOS 26 introduces Adaptive Power, an Apple Intelligence feature that trims performance to extend battery life during heavy use. Opt-in only for supported iPhones.
Fortnite Login Outage Resolved After Widespread Login Failures
Epic Games fixes Fortnite login outage that also affected Rocket League and Fall Guys. Downtime impacted tournaments and multiple platforms before resolution.
Meta AI Guidelines Let Harmful Conversations Slip Through
Reuters review reveals Meta AI rules allowed sexualized chats about children, false medical advice, and racist content; Meta says it's revising guidelines.