US and Chinese companies train almost all of the most-used AI models
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- Analysis of OpenRouter data shows US-based AI models dominate the top 50 most used, but their presence has declined while China-based models grew from 5 to 20 from early 2025 to May 2026.
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- Europe's per capita milk supply is over 2.5 times the global average, far exceeding levels in Africa and Asia, based on FAO data that includes dairy products like yogurt and cheese.
- In Chad, Central African Republic, and Nigeria, an estimated 4% lifetime risk means about 1 in 15-year-old girls would die from pregnancy-related causes, driven by high maternal mortality and fertility rates.
- Tobacco use in India has roughly halved over two decades, reducing smoking from one-in-five adults and lowering future mortality risks, with declines seen for both men and women.
- The price of lighting has fallen 16,000-fold since the 14th century, from £34,000 to £2.15 per million lumen-hours in 2000 prices, due to innovations in lighting technology.
- NVIDIA's revenue from data centers and AI grew 1,300-fold from 2014 to 2026, now accounting for over 90% of its total, with growth accelerating post-ChatGPT's release in late 2022.