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Report: ChatGPT Plus Has Top Retention Rate Among AI Subscription Services

January 16, 2025
Google Wants 500 Million Gemini AI Users by Year’s End
Artificial Intelligence // January 16, 2025

Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly thinks his company’s artificial intelligence model, Gemini, has surpassed its competitors’ abilities. Now, Pichai wants to get Google’s chatbot to be used by 500 million people before the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Jan. 16),...

Google Makes AI Features Free to Workspace Subscribers
Google // January 15, 2025

Google has phased out its $20 monthly fee for AI features on its Workspace products. The tech giant announced Wednesday (Jan. 15) that subscribers to its Workspace Business and Enterprise plans will now receive Gemini — its artificial intelligence (AI) model — features at no...

Cyberattackers Turn to YouTube Comments to Hide Malware
Cybersecurity // January 14, 2025

Cyberattackers are reportedly using Google and YouTube search results to target people seeking pirated/cracked software. Scammers are posing as “guides” on YouTube, claiming to offer software installation tutorials, DarkReading reported Monday (Jan. 13), citing research from Trend Micro. These cyber criminals direct their victims to video descriptions or comment sections, whether...

Report: European Commission Reconsiders US Tech Cases After Trump Election
Regulation // January 14, 2025

The European Commission is reportedly reconsidering its investigations into U.S. tech giants as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office next week. The Commission’s review encompasses all the cases launched since March under European Union (EU) digital markets regulations — including those targeting...

Interviews & Exclusives
Digital Ecosystems and AI Take the Wheel at CES

January 08, 2025
Partnerships between automakers and tech giants are reshaping vehicles into interconnected, software-driven products, with AI poised to redefine customer interactions and revolutionize the driving experience. The automotive industry is undergoing a digital transformation as more players join forces to change how vehicles are integrated into consumers’ lives. No longer is the focus simply on the […]

Move Over GenAI. Google Says Get Ready for GenWorld

January 06, 2025
Google DeepMind announced Monday (Jan. 6) that it is creating a new team to work on “massive” generative models that would “simulate the world.” These models represent the next stage...

Digital Wallets Go Global, but Local Nuances Remain

January 01, 2025
One of the projects we were most proud of at PYMNTS Intelligence was our series produced with Google Wallet on the attitudes toward and usage of digital wallets. In short:...

AI’s Leap Year: Smarter, Sharper and Ready to Reshape Everything

December 31, 2024
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence powerhouses staked their tech claims in 2024, rolling out AI models that solved increasingly complex problems. The latest systems from OpenAI, o3 and o3-mini, can reason...

Quick Reads
Report: ChatGPT Plus Has Top Retention Rate Among AI Subscription Services

January 16, 2025
ChatGPT Plus is reportedly the artificial intelligence (AI) subscription service that retains the highest percentage of paying customers after six months. That service retains 71% of subscribers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Jan. 16), citing data from Earnest Analytics. Just behind ChatGPT Plus in the rankings is Claude Pro, which retains 62% of […]

Google Wants 500 Million Gemini AI Users by Year’s End

January 16, 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly thinks his company’s artificial intelligence model, Gemini, has surpassed its competitors’ abilities. Now, Pichai wants to get Google’s chatbot to be used by 500 million...

Google Makes AI Features Free to Workspace Subscribers

January 15, 2025
Google has phased out its $20 monthly fee for AI features on its Workspace products. The tech giant announced Wednesday (Jan. 15) that subscribers to its Workspace Business and Enterprise...

Cyberattackers Turn to YouTube Comments to Hide Malware

January 14, 2025
Cyberattackers are reportedly using Google and YouTube search results to target people seeking pirated/cracked software. Scammers are posing as “guides” on YouTube, claiming to offer software installation tutorials, DarkReading reported Monday (Jan. 13), citing research...