“I think this is what everyone who’s holding shares of Apple... wants them to do.”
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CNBC's Apple watchers find themselves on opposite sides of the question.
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Among the potential targets Apple executives have discussed are Mistral AI, a Paris-based rival to OpenAI, and AI-powered search engine Perplexity.
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Perplexity said its offer to buy Chrome is “designed to satisfy an antitrust remedy in highest public interest by placing Chrome with a capable, independent operator.”
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"The time has come for Apple to do a big M&A deal... and it's Perplexity."
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Shay Boloor: Apple hasn't lost the AI race
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3 months agoIf Apple really is circling names like Perplexity, Cohere, Mistral, and Databricks -- that’s not just a feature acquisition spree. That’s a declaration. A reframing.
DarwinAI has developed methods for speeding up the training of AI models, while making them smaller and faster and giving users a window into how the systems are making decisions.
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Will Pixelmator go the way of Dark Sky?
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11 months agoFrom William Gallagher's "Apple is buying a treasure in Pixelmator, and we hope it won't get destroyed" posted Friday by AppleInsider.
Look who's been gobbling up AI startups
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2 years agoFrom Oliver Haslam's "Apple bought a record 32 AI startups in 2023 as it aims to bring Siri upgrades to iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, and more" posted Wednesday by iMore.
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