EP-222 Openai’s User Surge 🌍, Rivian’s Profit Path 🚗, New Tech Unicorns Emerge 🦄

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, february 21. explore our latest updates:

• openai's user milestone: openai now serves 400 million users weekly, up from 300 million in december 2024. enterprise offerings are thriving with 2 million paying users, doubling since september.
• rivian’s path to profitability: ev manufacturer rivian aims for profitability with cost-cutting and projected deliveries of 46,000-51,000 evs in 2025. potential impacts from government policy changes are noted.
• new tech unicorns: six tech unicorns emerged in january 2025; notable ones include kikoff and hippocratic ai. mercor, an ai recruitment startup, raised $100 million at a $2 billion valuation.
• amazon app store closure: amazon to shut down its android app store by august 20, refocusing on its devices due to shifting engagement following previous security scrutiny.

that's it for today. we’ll see you back here tomorrow.