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India’s app downloads rebounded to 25.5 billion in 2025, fueled by AI assistants and microdrama boom

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

ChatGPT was the second most downloaded app in India for 2025 after Instagram.

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Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

Snap is still a defendant in similar cases related to social media addiction.

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Amagi slides in India debut, as cloud TV software firm tests investor appetite

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

Amagi shares debuted at a 12% discount, offering an early read on investor demand for a rare type of tech listing in India.

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Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.

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Anthropic’s CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.

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Netflix to redesign its app as it competes with social platforms for daily engagement

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

At the center of the redesign is deeper integration of vertical video feeds, which the streaming giant has been experimenting with since May.

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One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

Ethos was backed by a who’s who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says.

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In an effort to protect young users, ChatGPT will now predict how old you are

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Techme101

The feature is designed to stop problematic content from being delivered to users under the age of 18.

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Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Techme101

Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, its previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won’t be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will be dedicated to “space-based AI compute.”

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Luminar founder Austin Russell agrees to accept subpoena in bankruptcy case

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Techme101

The agreement comes two weeks after Luminar accused its billionaire founder of dodging information requests, as it evaluates potential legal claims.

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