Perplexity Starts Testing Ads in AI-Powered Searches AI search engine Perplexity has started rolling out ads, a big step as it looks to boost its revenue model. Ads will appear as “sponsored follow-up questions,” and will be labeled and positioned next to search answers. For now, this experiment is only in the U.S., with partners…
Meta’s Threads is on a roll. The social platform just crossed 275 million monthly active users (MAUs), according to Adam Mosseri, the head of both Threads and Instagram. He shared the news on Sunday, thanking users and hinting at future improvements. “There’s a lot more to do, and plenty of things to fix, but there’s…
Mira Murati, who recently stepped down as OpenAI’s CTO, is already back in the game—this time, fundraising for her own AI startup. According to Reuters, Murati is aiming to raise over $100 million to develop AI products built on proprietary models. Murati left OpenAI last month, saying she wanted “time and space” to explore new…
Big news for Windows users—ChatGPT finally has its own app! OpenAI just launched an early preview of a dedicated Windows app for ChatGPT, Currently only available to ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Edu users, the app is an early version, OpenAI says, arriving ahead of a “full experience” later in the year. What’s in the App?…
On Thursday night, Elon Musk introduced the world to Tesla’s latest autonomus vehicles concept: the Robovan. Revealed at the “We, Robot” event in Los Angeles, the Robovan is a fully electric, self-driving vehicle designed to carry both passengers and goods in busy urban areas. Musk claims it can fit up to 20 people and is…
X Is Back in Brazil! The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) has approved the immediate return of X (formerly Twitter) after the platform met all legal requirements. The court has also directed the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to restore service across the country. What Led to This?X was suspended on August 31 after Musk defied…
OpenAI, the AI research powerhouse behind ChatGPT, has just closed the largest venture capital round in history, securing $6.6 billion in funding, bringing its post-money valuation to $157 billion. Led by Thrive Capital, the round includes major investments from Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, and others, boosting OpenAI’s total funding to $17.9 billion, according to Crunchbase. Thrive…
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank is preparing to invest $500 million in OpenAI as part of the AI company’s latest $6.5 billion fundraising round, according to sources familiar with the deal. While SoftBank remained tight-lipped on the matter, OpenAI has yet to provide an official comment. What’s the Deal with OpenAI? OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT,…
Fidelity, a major asset management firm, has reduced the value of its investment in X (previously Twitter), now valuing the platform at $9.4 billion. This is a huge drop from Elon Musk’s original purchase price of $44 billion in 2022, with Fidelity’s stake down by 78.7% as of August. How Much Has the Investment Dropped?…
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of Binance, has officially been released from U.S. custody on friday after completing a four-month sentence in a low-security facility. This sentence stemmed from a federal investigation that revealed Binance’s failure to prevent extensive criminal activities on the exchange, which is the largest cryptocurrency platform globally. Key Details of CZ’s…
