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**Perplexity Nabs Visual Electric Team for AI Design Prowess** Perplexity, the AI-powered answer engine, has announced the acquisition of the team behind Visual Electric, an AI design startup backed by Sequoia Capital. This strategic move sees Perplexity integrating Visual Electric’s expertise in AI-driven visual creation, signaling a potential expansion of its capabilities beyond text-based answers

## Last Call: Disrupt 2025 Founder and Investor Bundle Savings Vanish Tomorrow This is it. The final hours are ticking down for those looking to secure significant savings on the Founder and Investor Bundle for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Aspiring entrepreneurs and astute investors have until tomorrow to lock in discounted access to one of the

**OpenAI Achieves World’s Most Valuable Private Company Status** OpenAI has solidified its position as the world’s most valuable private company, following a recent private stock sale. The transaction, a tender offer allowing existing employee shareholders to sell their shares, reportedly valued the AI powerhouse at an estimated $80 billion or more. This significant valuation leap

## What AI Are Startups Actually Paying For? A new report from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) offers a fascinating look into the practical applications and adoption within the burgeoning AI landscape, specifically from the perspective of startups. Moving beyond the hype, the analysis dives into which AI products, platforms, and services are truly capturing budget allocation

**Phoebe Gates & Sophia Kianni Unpack Consumer AI’s Future and Gen Z at Disrupt 2025** At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, a highly anticipated session featured Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, who shared invaluable insights into the burgeoning field of consumer AI. The duo delved into the strategic playbook for successfully scaling AI products designed for everyday

**Perplexity Unleashes Comet AI Browser, Now Free for All** Perplexity has announced a significant shift in its product strategy, making its Comet AI browser completely free for all users. This move aims to democratize access to its integrated AI-powered search and browsing experience, which previously sat behind a paywall. While the core Comet browser is

**Ex-OpenAI Researcher Unpacks ChatGPT’s “Delusional Spirals”** A former OpenAI researcher has provided a compelling dissection of one of ChatGPT’s notorious “delusional spirals,” offering a rare glimpse into the mechanics behind the AI’s most convincing fabrications. This phenomenon describes instances where the chatbot confidently invents and elaborates upon false information, often spiraling into increasingly complex but

## Google’s Jules Joins AI Coding Agent Arena, Intensifying Developer Toolchain Race Google has officially launched “Jules,” its advanced AI coding agent, into the bustling developer toolchain ecosystem, marking a significant escalation in the race to redefine software development through artificial intelligence. Jules is designed to integrate directly into engineers’ workflows, promising capabilities from intelligent

## OpenAI’s Sora: A Creative Revolution, But Not on the App Store (Yet) Despite its undeniable buzz and groundbreaking capabilities, OpenAI’s Sora, the cutting-edge text-to-video generative AI model, is not an application available for public download on platforms like the US App Store, and therefore cannot rank among its top apps. Sora is a sophisticated

Anthropic has announced the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), signaling a strategic pivot towards strengthening its foundational AI infrastructure. The move underscores the company’s commitment to scaling its advanced AI models and ensuring robust, efficient, and secure systems for future development. The new CTO brings a wealth of experience in large-scale system