OpenAI's Sora video app crashes with downloads plummeting 45% in January and consumer spending dropping 32% as copyright controversies and fierce competition from Google's Gemini and Meta AI send the once-promising platform tumbling from top charts to No. 101 on App Store.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces AI-powered social platforms that will deeply understand users' personal lives while revealing smart glasses sales have tripled, positioning them as smartphone replacements, even as Reality Labs hits peak losses of $80 billion.
Moltbot, an AI assistant that actually performs real tasks like automating workflows and clearing inboxes, goes viral and triggers a Mac Mini buying frenzy plus Cloudflare stock surge, even as users ignore acknowledged security vulnerabilities in favor of practical functionality over safety.
Google launches 'Just Ask Anything' feature and deploys Gemini 3 AI globally as the company battles declining usage, with 37% of consumers now abandoning traditional search engines for AI tools instead.
Google launches Personal Intelligence for Gemini AI, enabling the chatbot to automatically access user data across Gmail, Photos, and Calendar without explicit prompts, though the opt-in beta feature remains limited to Pro and Ultra subscribers while still facing core AI chatbot limitations.
ChatGPT receives massive upgrade enabling direct bash command execution, support for over 10 programming languages including Java and Swift, plus new abilities to download files from URLs and install packages through secure containers.
Anthropic launches MCP extension that transforms Claude into an app-integrated operating system, allowing users to directly control Slack, Canva, Figma, and Asana within the chatbot interface instead of just receiving text responses.
Apple secretly develops AI chatbot codenamed Campos using Google's Gemini models to replace Siri while planning an AirTag-sized wearable for 2027, as Nex Computer announces a $549 smartphone running Android, Linux, and Windows, and Sony sells majority control of its TV business to TCL.
Pope Leo XIV issues urgent warning against emotionally manipulative AI chatbots, demanding immediate government regulation to prevent people from forming dangerous attachments to artificial companions and protect society from tech elites secretly controlling human behavior through deceptive digital relationships.
Apple develops 'Campos' AI chatbot to replace Siri, partnering with Google's Gemini team despite potential privacy compromises as the new assistant launches at June's developer conference with enhanced web search and content generation capabilities across all Apple devices.