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KI Phone und Tablet: Telekom und Perplexity verkaufen Hardware
Das KI Phone und KI Tablet der Telekom kommen (fast) ohne Apps aus – dafür nutzen sie den KI-Assistenten von Perplexity.
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Sources: Perplexity is seeking new funding at a $20B post-money valuation, up from a reported $18B in its latest fundraising round in July (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/perplexity-valuation-jumps-to-20-billion-in-latest…

Perplexity's valuation jumps to $20 billion in latest fundraise
AI startup Perplexity's valuation rose to $20 billion in fresh funding talks. It's a $2 billion jump from its last fundraise in July.

»Perplexity – KI-Startup bietet 34,5 Milliarden für Chrome:
Perplexity will Googles Browser übernehmen - trotz begrenzter Finanzmittel.«
Ein weiteres Argument um den Chrome Browser und seine Abkömmlinge NICHT zu nutzen, auch wenn Firefox nicht 101% optimal ist.
P.S. zB @…, ein Firefox Abkömmling, ist sehr Privatsphäre freundlich.
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Perplexity: KI-Startup bietet 34,5 Milliarden für Chrome - Golem.de
Perplexity will Googles Browser übernehmen – trotz begrenzter Finanzmittel.

I have absolutely no confidence in Perplexity as a steward of the web https://www.theverge.com/news/758218/perplexity-google-chrome-bid-unsolicited-offer

Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
The AI search startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. 

Tim Cook: Bekommt der Apple-Boss trotz Problemen mehr Macht?
Apple hat Schwierigkeiten in Sachen KI und Regulierung, neue Produkte kommen nur langsam. Dennoch hat Apples Aufsichtsrat offenbar weiter Vertrauen in CEO Cook.

EARHARDT: We have radicals on the right as well. How do we fix this country?
TRUMP: I'll tell you something that's gonna get me in trouble but I couldn't care less.
The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don't want to see crime.
The radicals on the left are the problem.
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
EARHARDT: We have radicals on the right as well. How do we fix this country? TRUMP: I'll tell you something that's gonna get me in trouble but I couldn't care less. The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don't want to see crime. The radicals on the left are the problem.

Strange Parables - an #improv #poem
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Strange Parables - an #improv #poem
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Sources: Perplexity talked with The Browser Co. and Brave about buying them, offering ~$1B for Brave; OpenAI also discussed an acquisition with The Browser Co. (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/wild-chrome-bid-perplexity-hunting-bro…

Before Wild Chrome Bid, Perplexity Had Been Hunting for Browsers
Perplexity made headlines this week when the artificial intelligence startup said it had offered to buy Google’s Chrome, the world’s largest internet browser, for a price amounting to nearly double its valuation. While that acquisition seems unlikely to transpire, the company has been on the ...

AI has sparked a new wave of competition in the browser market, as agentic AI browsers like Perplexity's Comet and others compete with Gemini-enhanced Chrome (Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/10/11/ai-browser-wars-agents-google-perplexity…

Browser wars, a hallmark of the late 1990s tech world, are back with a vengeance—thanks to AI
Google has integrated Gemini into Chrome, while Perplexity and Opera have launched AI-native browsers too.

Perplexity offers to acquire Chrome for $34.5B, significantly more than Perplexity's estimated $18B valuation, and says large VC funds agreed to back the deal (Katherine Blunt/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/perplex…