OpenAI announced that its chatbot ChatGPT now has more than 900 million weekly active users, up from 700 million earlier. The service also boasts more than 50 million consumer subscribers and a fourfold increase in business subscribers, reaching 9 million. The user base has more than doubled since February 2025, when it had 400 million users. Competitor Anthropic reported a 60% rise in free users and a doubling of paid subscribers. OpenAI also disclosed a scaled‑back investment from Nvidia and new contributions from SoftBank and Amazon. Read more →

Mistral AI, the French artificial‑intelligence research lab, announced a partnership with global consulting firm Accenture. The collaboration will focus on building enterprise technology powered by Mistral's AI models, with Accenture also becoming a customer and rolling the technology out to its workforce. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal follows similar partnerships between major AI companies and consulting firms, reflecting a broader trend of AI vendors seeking consulting allies to accelerate enterprise adoption. Read more →

Tech giants are ending free AI promotions in India as the country emerges as the world’s largest market for generative AI app downloads. While companies like OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have driven rapid user growth with extended free offers, recent data shows a sharp decline in in‑app purchase revenue after those promotions ended. Despite accounting for roughly one‑fifth of global AI app downloads, India contributes about one percent of AI app revenue, highlighting a monetization challenge. Industry leaders are now focusing on lower‑cost tiers, telecom bundles and micro‑transaction models to retain users and convert them into paying subscribers. Read more →