Topic: app store rankings
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OpenAI's Sora Tops Apple's US App Store Charts
OpenAI's Sora video app rapidly reached the number one spot on the U.S. App Store, achieving 164,000 downloads in its first two days despite being invite-only and limited to the U.S. and Canada. Its debut of 56,000 downloads tied with xAI's Grok and surpassed competitors like Anthropic's Claude a...
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Gemini Surpasses ChatGPT on App Store with Nano Banana AI Driving 45% Download Surge
Gemini's mobile app saw a 45% increase in downloads in September, reaching 12.6 million, largely due to the successful launch of its Nano Banana image editor. The app climbed to the top of the U.S. App Store rankings, displacing ChatGPT, and now ranks in the top five iPhone apps in 108 countries ...
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ByteDance's Quiet AI Chatbot Is Winning Global Fans
Cici, ByteDance's international AI chatbot, is expanding globally by targeting markets like the UK, Mexico, and Southeast Asia while avoiding China and the US, using a female cartoon avatar similar to its domestic counterpart Doubao. ByteDance has aggressively marketed Cici with extensive ad camp...
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Sora's New AI Pet Videos, Social Tools, and Android App Coming Soon
OpenAI is enhancing its top-ranked Sora app with new video editing tools, character cameos for pets and objects, improved social features, and an upcoming Android release to boost creativity and engagement. The updates, announced by project lead Bill Peebles, will roll out soon, enabling users to...
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DeepSeek's "Sparse Attention" Cuts AI Costs Dramatically
DeepSeek has developed "Sparse Attention" technology to reduce AI computational costs, addressing hardware limitations due to export restrictions on advanced chips. The company claims its implementation achieves "fine-grained sparse attention" for the first time, leading to a 50% reduction in API...
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Grok's AI Companions Boost Downloads, But New Model Drives Revenue
Grok 4, the latest AI model from xAI, has significantly boosted revenue, with iOS earnings jumping 325% to $419,000 shortly after its July 9 launch, overshadowing the initial buzz around controversial AI companions. While AI companions introduced later saw a 40% increase in downloads, their finan...
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Instagram Edits Hits 7M Downloads in First Week, Surpassing CapCut Launch
Instagram Edits experienced a remarkably successful launch, achieving 7.1 million downloads within its first week, significantly surpassing CapCut’s initial performance by a factor of 37. The app’s rapid adoption propelled it to the top of the U.S. App Store charts, demonstrating Meta’s strong ec...
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Apple's App of the Year: A Surprising Tool for Everyone
Apple named Tiimo, an AI-powered visual planning app designed for neurodivergent users, as its 2025 iPhone App of the Year, highlighting a focus on organization and clarity. The app combines a digital planner with an interactive AI chatbot, offering a clean interface for managing tasks and sc...
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