📈 Data to start your week

Chocolate prices ↑ AI & productivity ↑ Apps ↑ Men & music ↓ EU travel to US ↓

Hi all,

Here’s your round-up of data driving conversations this week — all in less than 250 words.

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1. Bunny on a budget. Cocoa prices have tripled since 2023 due to climate change and trade tensions.

2. GenAI gets personal. GenAI use shifted significantly, with personal and professional support apps – for therapy and companionship – dominating over technical assistance in 2025.

   

3. Copilot boosts workers. Microsoft’s AI Copilot helped knowledge workers complete documents 12% faster and cut weekly email time by half an hour in a large study.

4. AI apps making cash.