AppMagic: Apple's revenue from GenAI apps grew from ~$35M in January 2025 to a high of $101M in August 2025, with 75% coming from ChatGPT and only ~5% from Grok (Wall Street Journal)

AppMagic: Apple's revenue from GenAI apps grew from ~$35M in January 2025 to a high of $101M in August 2025, with 75% coming from ChatGPT and only ~5% from Grok (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : AppMagic: Apple's revenue from GenAI apps grew from ~$35M in January 2025 to a high of $101M in August 2025, with 75% coming from ChatGPT and only ~5% from Grok —  Apple AAPL -1.69%decrease; red down pointing triangle is on pace to surpass $1 billion in artificial-intelligence revenue this year …

Counterpoint: Apple's China smartphone sales surged 23% YoY in the first nine weeks of 2026, while the overall market fell 4% amid rising Android phone prices (Reuters)

Counterpoint: Apple's China smartphone sales surged 23% YoY in the first nine weeks of 2026, while the overall market fell 4% amid rising Android phone prices (Reuters)

Reuters : Counterpoint: Apple's China smartphone sales surged 23% YoY in the first nine weeks of 2026, while the overall market fell 4% amid rising Android phone prices —  Apple (AAPL.O) posted a 23% surge in China smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026, bucking a broader market decline …

Walmart is embedding its own chatbot Sparky in ChatGPT after conversion rates via OpenAI's Instant Checkout were 3x lower than those requiring clicking out (Paresh Dave/Wired)

Walmart is embedding its own chatbot Sparky in ChatGPT after conversion rates via OpenAI's Instant Checkout were 3x lower than those requiring clicking out (Paresh Dave/Wired)

Paresh Dave / Wired : Walmart is embedding its own chatbot Sparky in ChatGPT after conversion rates via OpenAI's Instant Checkout were 3x lower than those requiring clicking out —  After OpenAI's Instant Checkout feature fell short, Walmart is instead embedding its Sparky chatbot directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

Anthropic releases a survey of 80,508 Claude users' views, hopes, and fears about AI, calling it "the largest and most multilingual qualitative study" (Anthropic)

Anthropic releases a survey of 80,508 Claude users' views, hopes, and fears about AI, calling it "the largest and most multilingual qualitative study" (Anthropic)

Anthropic : Anthropic releases a survey of 80,508 Claude users' views, hopes, and fears about AI, calling it “the largest and most multilingual qualitative study” —  Last December, tens of thousands of Claude users around the world had a conversation with our AI interviewer to share how they use AI …

Watch McDonald’s test humanoid robots on the front line

Watch McDonald’s test humanoid robots on the front line

A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, with other types of robots also let loose inside the restaurant to greet and entertain diners. Truth be told, the robots don’t look particularly advanced, but a video (below) showing them in action does hint […] The post Watch McDonald’s test humanoid robots on the front line appeared first on Digital Trends .

Viwoods AiPaper e-reader review: a damn fine digital notebook

Viwoods AiPaper e-reader review: a damn fine digital notebook

Viwoods wants you to embrace artificial intelligence with its AiPaper e-reader — but I think it's actually banking on the wrong features. Viwoods AiPaper The e-book reader market is growing, with plenty of companies offering their own takes on the genre. Some, like most of Boox's lineup, offer an option that lies somewhere between a Kindle and an iPad . Others, like Durobo's Krono, want you to focus on portability over all else. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums