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Oct 9, 2025 Amazon Pharmacy is making strides with its new vending machines for prescription drugs, offering a convenient pickup option. OpenAI’s Nick Turley discusses his visionary plan to turn ChatGPT into an operating system, aiming for massive user growth. Meanwhile, the app Sora made waves by achieving impressive download numbers in its first week, nearly matching ChatGPT's debut. Also, there's exciting news about AltStore's connection to the Fediverse, supported by a significant investment.
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ChatGPT As An Operating System
- Nick Turley envisions ChatGPT evolving into an OS-like platform that hosts third-party apps and reshapes how people interact with software.
- He compares this shift to browsers becoming a new kind of operating system for web apps.
Browser Model Inspires Platform Strategy
- Browsers became de facto operating systems by centralizing where people work and run apps on the web.
- Turley expects ChatGPT could follow a similar path as a central platform for applications and workflows.
Sora's Rapid Launch Traction
- Sora reached number one on the U.S. App Store and matched ChatGPT's early iOS download velocity in its first week.
- App Figures reported Sora had about 627,000 iOS downloads versus ChatGPT's 606,000 in their respective first weeks.