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ChatGPT’s Mobile App Generates $2B
Cohere Hits $6.8B Valuation
Godfather of AI Warns: Profit Over Safety
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NEWS UPDATES
ChatGPT’s Mobile App Generates $2B
OpenAI’s iOS and Android app has generated roughly $2B to date and averages about $2.91 in revenue per install. Downloads have surged this year, cementing mobile as a core distribution channel for AI assistants. Expect continued monetization experiments in subscriptions and in-app upgrades. Watch category rankings as a proxy for user stickiness by market.
Rework mobile attribution and CAC models. If users resolve questions inside an app, fewer reach your site. Ship answer-ready product pages, refresh App Store assets, and test mobile-native onboarding for AI-sourced traffic. Build alerts for sudden shifts in paid and organic mobile conversions.
Cohere Hits $6.8B Valuation
The enterprise-focused model provider raised new capital at a $6.8B valuation, with backing from AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce. The company is doubling down on private deployments, data controls, and agent tooling for regulated industries. Partnerships span banks, hardware vendors, and large tech. Revenue has accelerated on the back of B2B demand.
Pressure test your vendor mix. Run a bake-off on data residency, fine-tuning control, and TCO. Use Cohere’s push into on-prem and VPC as leverage in renewal talks. Keep a second provider signed to reduce switching friction and procurement delays.
Godfather of AI Warns: Profit Over Safety
Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of AI,” says companies are prioritizing near-term gains over long-term safety. He flags risks from superintelligent systems and calls for stronger alignment work. The remarks add weight to internal governance debates. Expect safety to rise on board agendas this quarter.
Tighten AI governance now. Map high-risk use cases, set red-lines, and assign model owners. Add human-in-the-loop checkpoints where outputs touch compliance or finance. Publish a simple policy your teams can follow under deadline pressure.
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Useful Resources
Use churn-prediction basics beyond vanity metrics (link)
Learn how solo builders spin up one-person AI businesses (link)
Review OpenAI’s call for harmonized AI regulation in the U.S. (link)
Compare AI portfolio generators to showcase wins and roadmap (link)
Track multi-channel CAC the simple way, not just blended averages (link)
STRATEGIC AI DECISION
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MARKET
💰 Funding
Darwinbox raised $40M to scale its AI-based human capital management platform.
Drivepoint raised $9M to build a strategic finance platform for consumer brands.
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Designing a KPI Trend Story
You are a Data Storytelling Lead. From [KPI_FILES: CSV/XLSX dashboards for last 4 quarters] and [TARGETS_DOC], identify the top 5 KPI trends (3 up, 2 down). For each: what changed, why it changed, business impact, action next quarter. Flag any metric breaching [ALERT_THRESHOLD]%. Return as: table (KPI | Trend | Cause | Impact | Action | Source).
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Alert threshold %: [Insert here]
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