AI search
Startups
Exa’s $250M Series C: Building the Search Engine AI Agents Actually Need
⚡ Key Takeaways Exa raised $250 million in a Series C led by a16z in May 2026, tripling its valuation...
Startups
Perplexity’s Enterprise Pivot: $18B to $21B in Twelve Months
⚡ Key Takeaways Perplexity AI's valuation grew from $9B in late 2024 to $21.21B after a Series E-6 in early...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Google Antitrust Order: Forced to Share Its Search Index with Rivals
⚡ Key Takeaways On April 11, 2026, a DC court ordered Google to share its search index and user-interaction data...
AI & Automation
Multi-Model Consensus: Why the Future of AI Isn’t a Single Oracle
Perplexity's Model Council queries Claude, GPT, and Gemini simultaneously for consensus answers. Why multi-model AI beats relying on a single system.
AI & Automation
Perplexity Computer: The Rise of Agentic AI Workspaces
Perplexity AI has expanded beyond AI-powered search with the launch of Perplexity Computer, a product positioned as a more autonomous AI workspace capable of handling multi-step tasks rather than single prompt responses. The product reflects a broader industry shift toward
Digital Economy
AI Search Kills the Click: How Google and Meta Are Reinventing Their Ad Models
For thirty years, a simple transaction has underwritten the internet economy: someone types a question into a search box, gets a list of links, and clicks one. Advertisers bid for prime placement in those results.
