ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295% and 1-star reviews spike 775% after OpenAI announces a Pentagon deal, while rival Claude hits No. 1 on the U.S. App Store with downloads jumping up to 88% day-over-day after Anthropic declines the same DoD contract over AI surveillance and weapons concerns.
OpenAI is testing a premium ad model inside ChatGPT, requiring advertisers like Adobe and Target to commit a minimum $200,000 at a $60 CPM, delivering single AI-curated recommendations based on conversational context rather than traditional keyword bidding.
Anthropic's Claude.ai and Claude Code are down for thousands of users Monday morning due to login issues, as a fix is underway — the outage striking at a particularly turbulent moment with Claude topping App Store charts above ChatGPT amid Pentagon contract controversy and Trump ordering federal agencies to halt use of Anthropic products.
Google is unveiling AI-powered smart glasses at MWC 2026, featuring an in-lens display with real-time Gemini AI, navigation, and image capture, developed with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to challenge Meta's Ray-Bans in the growing smart glasses market.
Meta is testing a new AI-powered shopping feature in its web browser that delivers product suggestions with images, pricing, and links, putting it in direct competition with ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
Google's Android XR glasses are taking on Meta Ray-Bans with in-lens displays showing real-time translations and navigation, superior Gemini AI capabilities, and a surprisingly lighter design built for all-day comfort.
Honor stuns MWC Barcelona with a groundbreaking Robot Phone featuring an AI-powered robotic camera arm, a razor-thin Magic V6 foldable, and a humanoid robot built for real-world tasks like shopping assistance and workplace inspections.
Claude launches a ChatGPT memory import feature, letting users seamlessly transfer their preferences and context via copy-paste, as a wave of users flock to Anthropic following its refusal to sign a Pentagon contract permitting unrestricted military AI use.
Claude AI skyrockets to No. 2 on the U.S. App Store after the Pentagon labels Anthropic a national security risk following the company's refusal to allow its models to be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons, turning a government clash into a massive consumer surge.
Claude launches MCP Apps, enabling users to interact directly with popular tools like Asana, Slack, and Figma inside the chat interface, eliminating the need to switch between tabs across Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.