Perplexity just made AI research crazy cheap—what that means for the industry
Perplexity's Deep Research tool matches $75,000/month enterprise AI capabilities, forcing OpenAI and Google to justify premium pricing.Read More
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DeepSeek’s R1 and OpenAI’s Deep Research just redefined AI — RAG, distillation, and custom models will never be the same
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Cerebras-Perplexity deal targets $100B search market with ultra-fast AI
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Conservatism used to mean something. Now it’s just whatever Trump says.
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Breaking down Grok 3: The AI model that could redefine the industry
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Google builds AI ‘co-scientist’ tool to speed up research
Lab assistant powered by artificial intelligence can help generate scientific hypothesesFinancial Times - 1d -
Snowflake expands AI tools with Anthropic partnership — what it means for businesses
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Microsoft Says AI Kills Critical Thinking—Here’s What That Means for You
As more advanced artificial intelligence tools take over routine work chores, experts warn we need to keep our brains engaged with more challenging tasks.Inc. - 2d -
Voltron Data just partnered with Accenture to solve one of AI’s biggest headaches
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‘Personalized, unrestricted’ AI lab Nous Research launches first toggle-on reasoning model: DeepHermes-3
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As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing servicesABC News - 2d -
Replit and Anthropic’s AI just helped Zillow build production software—without a single engineer
Replit partners with Anthropic's Claude and Google Cloud to enable non-programmers to build enterprise software, as Zillow and others deploy AI-generated applications at scale, signaling a shift in ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Aomni just raised $4M to prove AI can boost sales without replacing humans
Aomni raises $4M to help sales teams close more deals with AI-powered research agents that provide real-time, deep prospect intelligence—boosting close rates by up to 40%.VentureBeat - 2d -
Elon Musk just released an AI that’s smarter than ChatGPT — here’s why that matters
Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 3, outperforming ChatGPT and Google Gemini in benchmarks with 200,000 GPUs and advanced reasoning capabilities, intensifying AI competition days after failed OpenAI bid.VentureBeat - 2d -
An American sovereign wealth fund is risky, but not crazy
We can make sense of the sovereign wealth fund if we adopt a fundamentally different perspective on the role of American finance in the world economy.The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Blackhawks Drop Crazy Match Vs Blues; Lose In Shootout 6-5
The St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout. This Winter Classic rematch was incredible.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 9 -
Trump rebukes judge blocking DOGE access at Treasury as 'crazy'
President Trump rebuked a federal judge’s decision that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone “other than civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties” from its ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Not lighthearted craziness, or a comic disorder of the mind: what it’s like living with OCD
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How crazy popcorn buckets became big business for movie theaters
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Vance rips Margaret Brennan for ‘crazy exchange’ linking Holocaust to free speech
Vice President Vance slammed CBS News’ Margaret Brennan for a “crazy exchange” linking the Holocaust to free speech. In a post on X, Vance responded to a post that included a clip from Brennan’s ...The Hill - 3d -
How crazy popcorn buckets became big business for movie theaters
For decades, popcorn has been a staple of the movie theater experience and exhibitors’ bottom lines.NBC News - 2d -
The meaning of Trump and Trumpism in 2025
Trump’s second term appears destined to be transformative for the United States, as well as America’s role in the world.The Hill - Feb. 10 -
An Opening for China, Made in America
Trump’s long and growing list of shortsighted actions in Latin America has created an opening there for America’s adversaries, most notably China.The New York Times - 14h -
Tariff Uncertainty Taxes the Auto Industry
For some in the car industry, the uncertainty surrounding a US-border trade war is almost worse than the tariffs themselves. If the tariffs go through, the costs might get passed down to buyers.Wired - Feb. 6 -
European defence industry’s search for scale
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Tech should be the ally of the creative industries
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NIH cuts overhead funding for research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education. The ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
The Gene That Made Mice Squeak Strangely
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Trump Media Is Moving Into the Financial Services Industry
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The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper
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The Gaming Industry Reacts To The Death Of Duo, The Duolingo Mascot
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How undocumented workers support America's dairy industry
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