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ChatGPT’s mobile app growth may have hit its peak, according to a new analysis of download trends and daily active users provided by the third-party app intelligence firm Apptopia. Its estimates indicate that new user growth, measured by percentage changes in new global downloads, slowed after April. The firm looked at the global daily active user (DAU) growth and found that the numbers have begun to even out over the past month or so. Global DAUs for ChatGPT mobile app.Image Credits:Apptopia Although October is only half over, the firm says it’s on pace to be down 8.1% in terms of…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities said he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen who was eligible to work.A two-count indictment returned Thursday evening by a federal grand jury in Des Moines charges Ian Roberts with one count of making a false statement for employment and one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.Roberts, who is originally from Guyana and worked for two decades in school districts across the country, was detained Sept. 26 by U.S. Immigration and…
In the South, there is only one thing that can rival college football itself: the party before kickoff.Pinpointing the exact origins of tailgating is near impossible. Some trace it to Nov. 6, 1869, when Rutgers and New Jersey (later Princeton) played in the first college football game. Others credit Green Bay Packers fans, who folded down pickup truck tailgates for makeshift pregame seating during the team’s inaugural season in 1919.Arguments over who has the best tailgating traditions are as old as the sport itself and the creativity is as varied as the fans themselves. From Bevo Boulevard (Texas) and the…
Signage outside Western Alliance Bank headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, March 13, 2023.Caitlin O’Hara | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBig banks including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs had just finished taking victory laps after a blockbuster quarter when concerns emerged from an obscure corner of Wall Street, sending a collective shiver through global finance.Regional bank Zions late Wednesday disclosed a near total wipeout on $60 million in loans after finding “apparent misrepresentations” from the borrowers. The next day, peer Western Alliance said that it had sued the same borrower, a commercial real estate firm called the Cantor Group, for alleged fraud.The result…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:15 PM ET, Thu October 16, 2025 Disney Cruise Line officially has a new ship.The shipbuilding team at Meyer Werft handed over Disney Destiny to the cruise line on Wednesday in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The “heroes and villains”-themed ship will debut in November at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Disney Destiny will offer 4- and 5-night cruises to The Bahamas and Western Caribbean. The delivery is just the “latest milestone in our long-standing partnership with Disney Cruise Line,” says Bernd Eikens, chief executive officer of Meyer Werft. “I would like to express my sincere thanks…
A Facebook feature that gives Meta AI the ability to suggest edits to photos stored on your phone’s camera roll, but haven’t yet been shared, is now rolling out to all users in the U.S. and Canada. The company announced on Friday that users can choose to opt in to receive these sharing suggestions, which will then prompt them to post photos to their Facebook Feed and Stories with the AI edits. First launched as a test over the summer, Facebook’s app pops up a permission dialog box requesting access to “allow cloud processing” so users can get “creative ideas…
Long before Jessie Reyez was celebrated for her voice, poetry was the Toronto-bred musician’s “first love.” The Grammy-nominated and Juno Award winner’s music often feels like spoken poetry, backed by a mix of R&B, hip-hop and Latin beats. When music, and the commercial demands of the industry, fail to satiate her creative hunger, Reyez turns to writing and often asks her millions of Instagram followers for poetry prompts.She compiled some of those poems, previously only available on a 24-hour Instagram story timeline, into a book, “The People’s Purge: Words of a Goat Princess Volume II,” releasing Tuesday. The exercise, which…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:40 PM ET, Thu October 16, 2025 A handful of recent reports have indicated that Americans may be reeling in spending this holiday season amid inflation, the rising cost of living and general economic uncertainty.A new Fall Consumer Trends Report from the consumer data company Resonate, for instance, stated that when it comes to Americans’ holiday plans and priorities for 2025, 55 percent don’t plan to travel at all. And those who do plan to travel are slashing their budgets, limiting spending to less than $5,000. While, 13 percent are budgeting less than a mere…
Silicon Valley’s rule? It’s not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and VCs criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety regulations, it’s becoming clearer who the industry thinks should shape AI development. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff discuss how the line between innovation and responsibility is getting blurrier, plus what happens when pranks go from digital to physical. Listen to the full episode to hear about: Why advocating for AI safety has become “uncool” in Silicon Valley from Anthropic facing backlash to California’s SB 243 regulation of AI companion chatbots…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The five universities that are still weighing President Donald Trump’s higher-education compact have been asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to two people familiar with the matter.The people spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the private call.It follows a flurry of rejections from four of the nine universities invited to be “initial signatories” of the agreement. The White House asked university leaders to provide initial feedback by Oct. 20, yet as the deadline approaches, none have signed on to the document.Those that have not yet announced…