According to Apple’s 2025 data, ChatGPT was the most downloaded free iPhone app. However, the App Store Award winners for technical and cultural impact were completely different apps like Tiimo and Essayist.
Microsoft’s January 2026 security update addresses a wide range of vulnerabilities, with a focus on Windows. A critical zero-day flaw in the cloud file driver is already being used in attacks, making this patch cycle urgent for sysadmins.
With Windows 10’s end-of-life looming in 2025, many are looking at Linux. ZDNet highlights eight distributions specifically designed to ease the transition by mimicking the familiar Windows look and feel, making the switch less daunting.
Unacademy’s founder has revealed the once-high-flying edtech’s valuation has plummeted to less than $500 million. This marks an 85% drop from its $3.5 billion peak during the pandemic, as the company confirms it’s in merger talks.
A startup founded by the creator of Apple’s Swift language is taking on Nvidia’s foundational CUDA software. Modular has raised $380 million to build a portable AI platform that already boosts AMD chip performance by 50%. The goal is to end the industry’s reliance on a single vendor.
You don’t need to pack a separate travel router. Your smartphone, with its modern hardware and VPN support, is already a capable and secure hub for all your devices on the go. It’s about convenience, security, and using what you already carry.
Google is launching a commercial pilot program where it will pay publishers to feature AI-generated article overviews on their dedicated Google News pages. The goal is to give users more context before clicking, but it could reduce traffic to publisher sites. Participants include The Washington Post
IBM is making a massive $11 billion play for the future of enterprise AI infrastructure by acquiring Confluent, the commercial platform for Apache Kafka. This move fills a critical gap in IBM’s stack, aiming to make real-time data flow as fundamental as databases once were. It’s a direct challenge t
Investors in the Asia-Pacific region are bracing for a volatile session. All eyes are on China’s inflation figures and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcement, both due later today.
Fal, which provides hosted AI models for developers, has raised a $140 million Series D round. The funding, led by Sequoia, triples the company’s valuation to $4.5 billion just months after its last raise.
