📈 OpenAI Gets 100M Users in 2 Months

💰 $100M+ AI Startups in 2025

In This Edition:

  • 📈 OpenAI Gets 100M Users in 2 Months

  • 💼 Carta: Why Startups Are Cutting Staff

  • 📊 Stanford 2025 AI Index Report

  • 🤖 How People Are Using Generative AI

  • 🧠 OpenAI ‘Lightweight’ Version

  • 📱 Perplexity AI Lands on Motorola Devices

  • 💰 $100M+ AI Startups in 2025

  • 🖼️ Adobe Firefly Image Generation Models

🚀 100M Users in 2 Months

OpenAI got to 100M users in just 2 months

With over 800M users, OpenAI isn't just about superior models or chasing AGI. It's becoming the ultimate consumer destination. Here's how they're locking in dominance:

  • 🚀 100M users in 2 months

  • 🧠 ChatGPT now remembers past chats

  • 🔒 Personalized AI = massive switching costs

👉 Discover why OpenAI’s real moat might be you: Read more

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🏢 Why Startups Cut Staff

Why startup headcounts are getting smaller

The era of bloated headcounts is over. In a post-2021 world, startups are building lean, AI-driven teams built for runway and revenue:

  • 📉 Seed-stage headcount dropped nearly 50%

  • 🤖 AI replaces task-level work across roles

  • 🧩 Generalists preferred over specialists

  • 💼 Sales hiring surges as revenue takes focus

👉 Explore why lean is the new smart: Read more

🍏 The 2025 AI Index Report

What if AI is advancing faster than governments, businesses, and society can keep up? The 2025 AI Index Report uncovers jaw-dropping trends that are reshaping our world:

  • ⚡️ AI benchmark scores skyrocket up to 67.3%

  • 🏥 223 AI-powered medical tools approved by FDA

  • 💰 $109.1B poured into U.S. private AI investment

  • 🌍 Optimism grows globally—but divides run deep

  • 📉 AI costs plunge 280x, making it more accessible

📥 Download the full report for free below and stay ahead.

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📉 How People Use Generative AI

As generative AI tools like ChatGPT grow more popular, people are using them not just for productivity—but for therapy, companionship, and life advice. Should society be concerned?

  • 🤖 Rise in AI as emotional support tools

  • 🧠 Use for mental health & self-diagnosis increasing

  • 💬 Human-AI relationships reshaping social norms

  • 📈 Rapid growth in generative AI interactions

📊 Explore the evolving role of AI—read the full report on Visual Capitalist.

📘 OpenAI ‘lightweight’ version

OpenAI just rolled out a “lightweight” version of its ChatGPT deep research tool, now available to Plus, Team, Pro—and even free—users. Here's what to know:

  • ⚡ Powered by o4-mini model

  • 📚 Shorter responses, same research depth

  • 🔁 Auto-switch when usage limits hit

  • 🧠 Competes with Gemini, Copilot & Grok

🔍 Explore how this update could change your research game—read the full story now.

🛒 Perplexity AI Lands on Motorola Devices

Perplexity will come pre-installed on all new Motorola phones

Perplexity is now pre-installed on all new Motorola devices, unlocking next-gen search and productivity tools. Here’s what users get:

  • 🔍 Instant AI-powered answers via Moto AI

  • 📱 Optimized for Razr’s external display

  • 🧠 Perplexity Assistant: set reminders, send emails, book rides

  • 🎁 3-month free Perplexity Pro: GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 & more

🤝 $100M+ AI Startups in 2025

19 US AI Startups Raising $100M+

The AI funding frenzy continues into 2025 with megadeals redefining the tech landscape. Here’s what’s happening:

  • 💰 19 startups raised $100M+ this year

  • 🧠 Anthropic leads with $3.5B at $61.5B valuation

  • ⚕️ Abridge, Hippocratic AI fuel healthcare AI boom

  • 🧪 Lila Sciences & Insilico target science & drug discovery

🚀 Explore the full list of AI giants making headlines in 2025. 👇️ 

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🤝 Adobe Firefly Image Generation Models

Adobe just unleashed major updates across its Firefly AI lineup—pushing the boundaries of image, video, and vector generation.

  • 🔥 Firefly Image Model 4 Ultra: 2K output, advanced detail

  • 🎬 Text-to-video now public with 1080p resolution

  • ✏️ Vector model creates editable logos, icons, scenes

  • 🖼️ New Firefly Boards for AI-powered moodboarding

  • 🌐 Access models from OpenAI, Google & more in one app

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