AI Startup Reka Launches Multimodal AI Assistant Yasa-1 to Compete with ChatGPT


OpenAI will air a 60-second ad at Super Bowl LVIII, marking its second consecutive year at the event, highlighting the intense competition in the AI industry as companies vie for user attention through high-profile platforms.....
Media executives are worried that AI will significantly reduce search traffic. According to a Reuters report, most people expect website search traffic to decrease by 43% in the next three years. In the past year, search traffic on global news websites has dropped by one-third, with the United States being particularly affected.
In 2025, YouTube surpassed KakaoTalk and Naver with 48.13 million monthly active users, becoming the most frequently used mobile app in South Korea. This marks the mainstreaming of video content consumption, reflecting a shift in South Korea's digital lifestyle from communication and information aggregation to immersive entertainment and knowledge acquisition.
The global AI assistant market landscape has undergone a dramatic change. ChatGPT's web traffic share fell from 86.7% to 64.5% within a year, while Google Gemini surged to 21.5%, breaking through the 20% threshold for the first time. The market is transitioning from a 'single dominant player with many others' to a new phase of 'two leading forces.'
AI is transforming healthcare information access, with ChatGPT serving as a key health consultation tool for millions, handling over 40 million daily queries. It's primarily used for non-clinical tasks like insurance advice, with weekly messages reaching 1.6-1.9 million, focusing on comparisons and claims rather than diagnosis.....