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APP STORE FLOODED WITH AI-GENERATED APPS

Apple's App Store saw 560,000 new apps in the first half of the year—nearly matching the entire 600,000 added throughout 2025—as AI-powered app development lowers barriers to entry.

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Sensor Tower: the number of new apps released in Apple's App Store doubled to ~560K in H1, vs. the ~600K added in all of 2025, as vibecoded apps flood the store (Kalley Huang/New York Times)

Kalley Huang / New York Times: Sensor Tower: the number of new apps released in Apple's App Store doubled to ~560K in H1…

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Ford says Apple's software will be available in its new EVs, helping determine autonomous driving via Apple Maps, and they are working to improve self-driving (Jack Ewing/New York Times)

Jack Ewing / New York Times: Ford says Apple's software will be available in its new EVs, helping determine autonomous d…

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