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ChatGPT vs Perplexity (2026): The Simple Guide for Non-Tech People

Choosing the right AI platform is not as straightforward as most people expect. Both tools are free, capable, and widely used. But the ChatGPT vs Perplexity choice comes down to how you work. One is built for writing. The other is built for search.

May 1, 1:03 PM

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The White House rethinks its Anthropic fight

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May 1, 9:00 AM

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AI venture funding to shoot up this year as bubble looms

Venture funding of AI companies in 2026 will easily smash funding records set in 2025, with some heavy deals already consummated in the first quarter, according to market researchers. Data from Crunchbase shows that $300 billion poured into 6,000 startups worldwide during the first quarter of 2026. That’s a quarterly record for venture funding in AI companies, a Crunchbase news report said. A study from S&P Global measured generative AI funding reaching over $140 billion in the first quarter of 2026, outpacing all of 2025, according to a story published on the company’s website. Amid economic concerns, inflation, and the war in Iran, there were fewer deals overall, but the funding rounds were large in scope compared to any made in 2025. X.AI, for example, kicked off 2026 with a series-E round of $20 billion. OpenAI received $122 billion in a massive funding round in March, with a valuation of $852 billion. Anthropic received $30 billion in one round of funding that valued the company a

Apr 30, 11:00 AM

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Seed Funding Is Bigger Than Ever — And Harder To Get

More than half of seed dollars last year went into deals of $10 million or above. At the same time, deal counts for seed-stage startups have fallen since the 2021-2022 peak, as has funding going into rounds below $10 million, Crunchbase data shows.

Apr 29, 11:00 AM

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OpenAI and Microsoft loosen ties in revised AI deal

Companies redraw $135bn alliance as ChatGPT maker seeks greater independence to increase revenues

Apr 27, 2:56 PM

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Snap Is Laying Off 16% of Full-Time Staff as It Embraces A.I.

The company, which owns the social media app Snapchat, said it was laying off about 1,000 employees as it increases its reliance on artificial intelligence.

Apr 15, 4:43 PM

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AI companies make powerful tech – but they’re also savvy marketers

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI is said to be frighteningly capable, but we shouldn’t get carried away by the hype Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, the Guardian’s US tech editor, writing to you from my happy village in Pokopia. Tech companies are cutting jobs and betting on AI. The payoff is far from guaranteed ‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat ‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify ‘It feels as if I’ve made a new best friend’: my experiment with AI journalling ‘Irresponsible failure’: Google, Meta, Snap and Microsoft slam EU over child sexual abuse law lapse ‘Abhorrent’: the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted with molotov cocktail Continue reading...

Apr 14, 12:04 PM

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Perplexity's agent pivot is on the money

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