Google Should Not Be Broken Up, Says Perplexity AI CEO
DOJ is pushing for a sweeping order that could force Google to divest its Chrome browser
Saying 'Please' to ChatGPT is Costing OpenAI Millions of Dollars
Every ChatGPT prompt triggers thousands of calculations, consuming significant energy and water
Perplexity Could Replace Google Gemini as Default Assistant on Android Phones
The startup sealed a deal with Motorola and is now in early talks with Samsung
OpenAI Admits Newer Models Hallucinate Even More
In a technical report, the company said “more research is needed” to explain why hallucinations increase as reasoning capabilities scale
OpenAI Considered Acquiring Cursor Before Turning to Windsurf
Cursor, which runs on Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet model, gained traction among developers for its intuitive desktop coding interface.
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OpenAI in Talks to Acquire AI Coding Startup Windsurf for $3 Bn: Report
The acquisition would position OpenAI in direct competition with other AI coding tool providers like Cursor
Cohere Launches Embed 4 to Supercharge Search and Retrieval for AI Agents and Enterprises
The model is available starting today through Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Amazon SageMaker, and for private enterprise deployments.
Snowflake Receives Authorisation to Serve US Military
The milestone coincides with the launch of Snowflake Public Sector Inc., a dedicated subsidiary focused on defense, federal, state, local, and education customers.
Jivi AI Announces Jivi-AudioX, Speech-to-Text Model Family for Indic Languages
The models can understand languages such as Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, and others spoken by over 95% of India's population.
OpenAI's Revenue to Triple this Year, Reach $12.7 bn
OpenAI is close to securing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp.
Databricks and Anthropic Partner to Help Businesses Build AI Agents
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is Anthropic’s most advanced AI model yet, excelling in complex tasks such as agentic reasoning, multi-step planning, and multi-turn conversations with extended context.
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Irame.ai Secures Seed Funding to Scale AI-Powered Audit Intelligence
Irame.ai’s AI-powered approach delivers audits up to 3-4x faster while significantly reducing costs — helping enterprises modernize governance with unparalleled efficiency