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Spotify says Wrapped 2025 is its biggest yet, with 200M+ users in its first day

Spotify says Wrapped 2025 is its biggest yet, with 200M+ users in its first day: After last year's flop, Spotify Wrapped engagement is up 19% and shares were up 41%, the company says. Read More

AI finds its way into Apple's top apps of the year: Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the year, AI was showcased among this year's winners. Read More

Gemini was Google’s top trending search term in 2025: Gemini wasn’t the only AI chatbot to make the list, as DeepSeek ranked seventh among the year’s trending searches. Read More

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Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups

Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups: Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them. Read More

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